Hi all, Does anyone know of this? Apparently my grandpa and his brother Lawrence Farris and Delbert Farris were in this in 1939. I found a web site for it but even after reading it Im still not sure what it is. Any info appreciated. Thanks, Crystal Farris

Hi, I am old enough to barely remember the answer to this question. Here is what I remember. Our President, FDR, during the depression & under his "New Deal" program started at least two programs to put people back to work while improving our country: The CCC & the WPA. The WPA worked mostly in the cities whereas the CCC worked mostly in the forests & in rural areas. The CCC built back country roads, trails, camp grounds, erosion control projects, etc. The WPA built post offices, court houses, schools, airport hangers, city parks, etc. Both of these groups did a lot of work in my home state of New Mexico & most of the results of their work are still in use today. The WPA was everywhere in the USA, but I have the impression that the CCC was more geographically limited. Also, I think the CCC only took young men into their ranks and was organized in a military style and the participants lived in remote camps called CCC Camps, whereas the WPA took in all adult ages & most of the participants lived at home. Have you Googled these terms ??? This would allow you to cross check my memory !! I hope this helps. John Farris, Albuquerque, NM ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:50 PM Subject: [FARRIS-L] Civilian Conservation Corps > Hi all, Does anyone know of this? Apparently my grandpa and his brother > Lawrence Farris and Delbert Farris were in this in 1939. I found a web site > for it but even after reading it Im still not sure what it is. Any info > appreciated. > Thanks, Crystal Farris > > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > Submit your "Most Wanted Farris" to me and I will place your query on the "FARRIS MOST WANTED" web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/FMW.html >