My Grandfather, Floyd Traylor, worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Before becoming a logger, when he was young, Grandpa worked on the C.C.C. construction crews building park benches and picnic tables in Oregon's campgrounds.
I was so excited to see that Alan had chosen the subject of the C.C.C. for this week's Sepia Saturday. Yesterday, I was in Bend and went to the Humane Society of Central Oregon Thrift Store on Greenwood Avenue. It was my first time there, and I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted these booklets:
They were put out by the Lane County Historical Society and are called the Lane County Historian. No books were cheap at that thrift store, but I got a set of 6 volumes of the Lane County Historian for $10.00. They are an assorted mix, ranging from 1996-2000. I scored BIG on these!
Here is a link to info about Lane County, Oregon, for those of you not familiar with our area. Eugene is the county seat, and that is where I grew up.
Source of these two maps: Wikipedia.com
When I got home and read through them, I found the following article about the Civilian Conservation Corps, which coincides with Sepia Saturday's theme this week. I scanned it. I hope that I don't get thrown in jail. It is all for the greater good, I think. You can click on each photo below to enlarge for better viewing. Trust me, you'll be able to read each page just fine.
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We have a road here named CCC road after the group. A lot of our mountain roads were built by them. I enjoyed reading all about it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Donnie, that is cool. What a neat thing to have a permanent reminder.
ReplyDeleteThe camps sound like they would have been an enjoyable experience for anyone that was unemployed.
ReplyDeleteWow...I skimmed through your scans, but I will have to come back to be able to read it in its entirety! How so very interesting.
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That is great that you were able to locate and purchase these booklets! What a find! You are a good shopper and they be enjoyable reading.
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Gloria
What a find. The scanned pages show up well when enlarged; they will take a time to read. The row of vehicles on the first page caught my attention from the start.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the story of the young men cross the Mackenzie pass by car, using planks to get across snowdrifts - a great tale, and a nice find, thank you.
ReplyDeleteGreat find. My uncle was in the CCC and I recently watched a great documentary produced for PBS on the short history of the CCC. They made America what it is today. And the CCC made men ready for WWII as well.
ReplyDeleteThe cover photo is an amazing snow vehicle - The Fordson tractor conversion. See it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjlSJf4274
Oh I remember hearing about the CCC in Kentucky. It is quite an interesting story. We have a knife with CCC on it but don't remember who had it.
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In the Adirondacks of NY State, where I spend the summers, you can see acres of enormously tall trees set in pristine miles of measured rows--all done by the CCC. It's fantastic. What a neat post!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of your grandfather. What a lot of information these books hold, I can only imagine your delight when you bought these books then found the article on CCC. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat find - those magazines. My father was in the ccc's but in another state. I'll be interested to read all the articles after I finish reading all the ss posts!
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I guess I never realized that the CCC group of workers were in other states...they had them here too...this was quite interesting (I enjoyed the wax museum trip too!) and this is a wonderful post for Sepia Saturday, and with your grandfather included, very cool! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is particularly fascinating because the last time I got around to updating my Fat Dog To The Big Apple Blog I was travelling through Lane County. The reality of your images, memories and words helps fuel my imagination.
ReplyDeleteWow...the theme fit perfectly! I can only imagine your surprise to find those LC Historians at the thrift store! How wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate you were to find the booklets - it always pays to have a good "root around" as you never know what you might find! Jo
ReplyDeleteHi Everybody, thanks for visiting and commenting. I'm happy that you enjoyed the post. Now, if I haven't already, I'm to visit you and see your SS post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful find. You'll spend hours pouring over these.
ReplyDeleteI love Eugene. Such a nice livable city.