Join author, historian and teacher Martin Podskoch for a fascinating journey discovering the history, the memories, and the legacy of the Vermont Civilian Conservation Corps Camps. Waterbury had two: one, where the pool and athletic field stand today, just off North Main Street. The other, the Charles M. Smith Camp was the construction of the earthen dam built on Little River to help prevent future flooding after the 1927 disaster.

Podskoch will be speaking on these camps and others throughout Vermont, of which there were approximately thirty. The CCC Camps were created in 1933 under President Roosevelt's "New Deal" to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the depression. Camps were run by the US Army and set up in many Vermont towns, state parks and forests. When WWII came along, the camps were disbanded due to the need for men to fight in that war.

Marty has done considerable research into not only Vermont towns, but has published three other CCC books, one on the Adirondack camps, the other two are Connecticut (from where Marty hails) and Rhode Island.

Come to the Waterbury Library, Wednesday, May 25th at 6:30 to hear about Vermont's and Waterbury's rich history, see photos from another era, and discover our legacy. We will meet in the Sal Room.

Dec 19, 2024, 5:30 PM

Dec 19, 2024, 6 to 9 PM

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