Upper Peninsula based singer/storyteller Bill Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps at the Neenah Public Library on Tuesday, June 25, at 6:30 pm. Jamerson will share stories about the CCC he has collected for 30 years, show a clip from his PBS film, read excerpts from his novel, and sing original songs with his guitar.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a federal works program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in the heart of The Great Depression. During its nine-year run beginning in 1933, ninety-two thousand young men worked in Wisconsin camps. There was an average of 46 camps in operation for each year. The enrollees were paid $1 a day with $25 sent home to their families each month. In Wisconsin, The CCC planted 265 million trees, built 483 bridges, erected over 4,000 miles of telephone lines, constructed 4,300 miles of roads and truck trails, stocked half a billion fish, fought forest fires, and built several state parks including Rib Mountain, Devil’s Lake, Pattison, Peninsula Park, Copper Falls, Interstate and Wyalusing.
This program will will be held in the 1st floor Shattuck Community Room. No registration necessary. Please contact the adult services desk with any questions at 920-886-6315.