History Pub - The Civilian Conservation Corps in Oregon: A Living Legacy
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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 Lukeβs 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 nationβs public lands. Between 1933 and 1942, over 86,000 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees worked on Oregonβs national forests, state parks, and tribal lands. Their labor transformed the landscape and created some of the stateβs most beloved recreational areas. Today, itβs 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 ππ°πΆπ―π΅ ππ’π€π©π¦ππ°π³: π ππͺπ΄π΅π°π³πΊ, ππ³π¦π¨π°π― ππ¦π’π³π€π© & ππ¦π΄π€πΆπ¦: ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³πͺπ―π¨ π΅π©π¦ ππ’ππ, and ππ©π¦ ππ³π¦π¨π°π― ππ¬πΊππͺπ―π¦ ππ³π’πͺπ. He serves as a board member of the Deschutes County Historical Society and the Deschutes Historical Museum.
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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 Lukeβs 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 nationβs public lands. Between 1933 and 1942, over 86,000 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees worked on Oregonβs national forests, state parks, and tribal lands. Their labor transformed the landscape and created some of the stateβs most beloved recreational areas. Today, itβs 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 ππ°πΆπ―π΅ ππ’π€π©π¦ππ°π³: π ππͺπ΄π΅π°π³πΊ, ππ³π¦π¨π°π― ππ¦π’π³π€π© & ππ¦π΄π€πΆπ¦: ππ―π΄πΈπ¦π³πͺπ―π¨ π΅π©π¦ ππ’ππ, and ππ©π¦ ππ³π¦π¨π°π― ππ¬πΊππͺπ―π¦ ππ³π’πͺπ. He serves as a board member of the Deschutes County Historical Society and the Deschutes Historical Museum.
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