Can anyone help me ? I received a death certificate from the state of Wisconsin and on it it states that the person was employed at a C.C. C. Camp for 2 years as a laborer, this occurred in the late 30's. What on earth is this ? I have never heard of this
and no one I've asked seems to know what this is ? I would greatly appreciate some help in finding out what it would be. Thanks.
Lynn

Lynn: Civilian Construction Corps is what the acronym stands for. These were work camps set up by the federal government during and after the Great Depression of the 1930's. Men were put to work on conservation projects, building parks, small watershed dams and other improvements, etc. The idea was to get people working, and although they were "make work" projects to some extent, they generally were good. The men lived in camps, sometimes in tents and sometimes in army type barracks. I understand the pay was not great, but the men were well fed, clothed and did receive some pay. Let me know if I can help further.

Dan Stevens, Madison, WI

Dear Dan ,
Thank you so much for your quick response.
I appreciate it more than you will ever know,
although my heart is sad for my poor relative who was in such dire straits as I'm sure so many others were, times were so hard for these people, we have so much to be thankful for. I have two relatives that I have busy working on for awhile , they were brothers living in Cudahy and little by little I am learning all about them, I still ahve far to go!!! Once again thanks and God bless you, you have been so helpful to me.
Lynn

Lynn: The CCC camps were mostly gone by the time I was born in 1940, but I remember some of the older men talking about their time in the camps. I think it wasn't so much that the men were in dire straigts, but rather an opportunity to find work and earn money. I came from a farming area of Nebraska and there was more than enough to eat, etc., but little or no money for other things.

Others have helped me from out of the blue in my family tree search, and I am happy to have been able to help you. Good luck in your family tree search. You can email me direct at DanStevens@aol.com

Dan

My father and his brother were both in the C.C.C. and spoke of it with fond memories. Not only were they able to send money home to help out the rest of the family, but they were also doing work they were proud of. At the time they were in the Corps they were in their teens and learned trades and skills that they used for the rest of their lives. They also brought home small brochures describing some of the work and their daily life. Unforunately I do not have access to these at this time, but you might be able to contact the Wisconsin Historical Museum and find out if you can obtain copies if you're interested.

Dear Sue,
Thank you, I appreciate your input to this subject, I guess these camps were similar to the WPA programs that were in PA. at the time,working on community projects and
construction. I assume most of the states had similar programs for people during the depression. Thanks Again.
Lynn

The Civilian Conservation Corps was very active in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. They helped raise and plant as many as 11 million trees per year to help with the reforestation of the North after the clear cutting of the lumbermen of the early 1900's. The logging museum in Rhinelander has an exhibit of the barracks used in the CCC camps along with many records and pictures. You might want to take a drive up. The camps are gone, but the beautiful forests of the Northwoods are a tribute to their hard work.

Dear Barbara,
Thanks so much for your info about the camps, I truly appreciate it.Someday I would love to go to Wisconsin to see it, I live in Pennsylvania, but maybe I will be able to get there evetually, for now, it just is impossible, but it is something to look forward to. My two great uncles went there,
the rest of the family did not see them until they had died, I had not even known of their existence until last year and have been trying to put a story to their lives and to learn more about their lives and who they were and the like. Thanks again.
Lynn

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a national program. My dad was part of it here in Washington state. We owe a huge Thank You to all of the men who participated in the 3C's. I have a year book on the Washington State CCC. It tells the history of each company, where they were located and has photos of each company etc. I suspect a libary or museum in each state would have something like it. When ever I go camping I thank my dad for the work he did. Without the 3C's there would be no National Parks, hiking trails, lookout towers for forest rangers. mountain roads etc. According to the year book the CCC existed from 1936-1939. My dad went into the U.S. Army from the CCC.

Thanks Barbara,
I have received alot of good information about this program, which was a wonderful project and undertaking, it must be what is known here in Pa. as the WPA programs,they
did bridges and things around here that really were put together and have held up so well through the years. Thanks again.
Lynn