America 250 Book Talk: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Connecticut

Register online: brookfieldlibrary.org/event/93rd-anniversary-civilian-conservation-corps-connecticut-their-history-legacy-and-squantz

Step back into the 1930s and explore the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), one of the most popular programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Discover what daily life was like for the young men who lived in Connecticut's 21 CCC camps while building trails, planting trees, fighting fires, and improving parks and forests across the state. Learn how the CCC provided jobs, skills, and hope during the Great Depression—and left a legacy that can still be seen in Connecticut’s landscape today. Presenter and author Marty Podskoch will focus especially on the Squantz Pond CCC camp.

Signed copies of Marty's books will be available for purchase following his talk.