History Pub - The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon: A Living Legacy

McMenamins and Deschutes Historical Museum present
History Pub

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon: A Living Legacy Presented by Glenn Voelz

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
Father Luke’s Room
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages welcome

Amid the depths of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulated a bold plan to put millions of unemployed Americans to work and restore the nation’s public lands. Between 1933 and 1942, over 86,000 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees worked on Oregon’s national forests, state parks, and tribal lands. Their labor transformed the landscape and created some of the state’s most beloved recreational areas. Today, it’s almost impossible to travel around Oregon without encountering reminders of its legacy, from irrigation canals to ski lodges. Glenn Voelz will discuss his new book on the CCC, including its many projects in Central Oregon.

Glenn Voelz served as an intelligence officer for twenty-five years in the Army, holding senior leadership positions at the Pentagon, the White House Situation Room, and NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. He was an assistant professor of history at West Point and has authored several books on Oregon history, including 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘳: 𝘈 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘖𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦: 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘬𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭. He serves as a board member of the Deschutes County Historical Society and the Deschutes Historical Museum.

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