Cambridge Area Rotary, Cambridge Historical Society and Varnum Library present Marty Podskoch, author of books about the Civilian Conservation Corps. There will two presentations on Thursday, May 26th. For early birds, join Rotary at 7:00am at Varnum Library. There's also an evening presentation hosted by the Historical Society at 7:00pm at the Warner Lodge.

BACKGROUND
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March 31, 1933 under President Roosevelt's "New Deal" to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. CCC camps were set up in many VT towns, state parks, & forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites, & dams, stocked fish, built & maintained fire tower observer's cabins & telephone lines, fought fires, & planted millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need for men in WW II.

CCC in VT
There were approx. 30 VT towns with camps: Barre, Bethel, Brunswick, Burke, Colchester, Danby, Elmore, Groton, Jericho, Ludlow, Marshfield, Mendon, Middlesex, Milton, Montpelier, Northfield, Peru, Plymouth, Poultney, Rochester, Bellows Falls, Sharon, Shrewsbury, St. Albans, Stowe/Moscow, Thetford, Underhill, Waterbury, Weston, Wilmington, and Windsor.

AUTHOR INFO
Marty Podskoch is a retired teacher from Delhi (Catskills, NY) and the author of eleven books: Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Their History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC; Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore, Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts; Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; 101 More Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; The Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport & Guide to the North Country. He also writes a weekly column called "Adirondack Stories," in five Adirondack newspapers. He wrote these two Connecticut books: Connecticut Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Their History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC and the Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Ct. He just completed tww Rhode Island books: RI CCC Camps and RI 39 Club.

DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS FOR MARTY?
He is presently gathering information for future books on the 30 CCC camps in VT and the 70 camps in MA . Podskoch is keenly interested in meeting individuals who may have CCC stories and photos to contribute to these books. Those that have information should contact him at 860-267-2442 or podskoch@comcast.net