Fall Reunion/Jubilee - October 15, 2011
The beautiful Quiet Dell United Methodist Church was the scene of the Annual West Virginia CCC Museum Association Fall Jubilee Reunion on a sunny October 15, 2011. Meanwhile, at the WVCCCMA Museum across the street, the Annual Fall Frolic was being held by the West Virginia Heritage Co-op in the historic Quiet Dell Gradeschool. The WVCCCMA welcomed approximately fifty CCC Vets, family, and friends. Gourmet Catering of Clarksburg laid out a wonderful luncheon. Acting president Charles Piercy presided over the meeting. An expanded CCC display table of artifacts was a center of interest. Piercy called on Rich Bailey who recognized the WVCCCMA Hall of Fame nominees, and they were formally inducted. All Hall of Fame honorees were mentioned. Bailey presented brand new WVCCCMA Hall of Fame perpetual plaque to the group. Deceased honorees Henry J.Bingman and John C. Boling, and living Bernadine (B.D.) Linn, and Harold E. Wilson were officially inducted and their names and the other Hall of Fame members are inscribed on the perpetual plaque.
The auction was conducted by Ken Cole, historian, traveler, and famed auctioneer from Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Thomas Simmons, chair, Albert Simmons, CCC Vet (1941 Camp Watoga), Jimmy Ray Walters, and Bill Oliverio of Clarksburg helped with the design. Dr. Robert Anderson, Treasurer, Rich Bailey, Secretary, Shirley Bingman, board member, and acting President Charles Piercy made the trip to Elkins for the Grand Parade on a beautiful Autumn day in the mountains.
Richard Bailey, WVCCC Museum Association Secretary-Publicity, represented the Museum Association at the 2011 ALHFAM Conference June 4-8 held at at West Vvirginia Univerity Jackson's Mill. Rich set up a display from the CCC Museum whjich included some typical pictures and literature and brochures telling the CCC story of West Virginia's "Boys". The ALHFAM could provide a continuing forum to preserve West Virginia's CCC legacy. To read more about ALHRAM go to their Website.
West Virginia CCC Museum Association was just one of many displays at the Mountaineer State History Expo 2011 held on Saturday, April 2 at the Marion County, West Virginia Courthouse from 10 AM til 3 PM. Three table displays highlighted the legacy of the CCC "Boys". Hundreds of area residents enjoyed looking at the many CCC artifacts. A number of visitors related stories of their families, how the CCC benefited them during the Great Depression, and about relatives and friends that served in the CCC. The annual Expo is sponsored by the Marion County Historical Society. Dora Grubb, Curator of the Marion County Museum feels the Civilian Conservation Corps has a "high place in the history of the United States, our State, and Marion County."
Civilian Conservation Corps marks 76 years of service
by Julie Perine
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
CLARKSBURG - The spirit of 76 has taken hold of the Civilian Conservation Corps. . March marks the 76th anniversary of the public work relief program under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. To commemorate the occasion, an open house will be held March 22 at the West Virginia CCC Camp Museum, located at the historic Quiet Dell schoolhouse. Throughout the month, a variety of nostalgic memorabilia will be on display at the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library. It's a worthy remembrance of locals who banded together in the peacetime army to combat destruction of natural resources, said Dr. Bob Anderson, museum director. "We feel it's important because we need to recognize how our CCC and other groups throughout the country - those out of the dark days and out of the Depression ~ really saved our country by the, examples they set doing great works," Anderson said. "They gave us a certain number of lessons as to how we should live our lives and help our country." The March 22 open house will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Donations will be accepted.”
The event will include an informative tour of the museum, videos of the CCC and a live portrayal. -Special projects . librarian, Stephanie Henderson describes the I display available for public viewing at the Clarksburg-Harrison' Public Library. "We've got some old black and whites from projects done probably in the 1940s and '50s, as well as medallions, pins and some old news clippings," she said. Also displayed are Anderson's, book about the history of the CCC-("Written on the Land"), as well as a .state resolution honoring the anniversary and a proclamation recognizing March 31 as County Commission Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition Day. The accomplishments of the CCC, included the efforts of about 55,000 West Virginia enrollees, who served in 67 different CCC camps across the state, Anderson said. For more information, call (304) 842-5194 or visit www.wva-ccc-legacy.org
St. Louis Museum for the Civilian Conservation Corps closes
Thanks to the dedicated hard work of the daughter of Mrs. John (Tammy) Burge, Girl Scout Counselor in the Parkersburg, WV area and a Life Member of our Association, there is now a separate badge opportunity that honors the original Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Kaylin Burge, a nine year old Girl Scout with her mother as advisor, conceived the idea for the badge activity. She then developed and wrote the project guidelines in Spring, 2008 and sent the guidelines and CCC subject matter materials to the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council which then approved it for use as a troop-only trial project. It is hoped that this important badge project will grow in popularity, evolve and spread the message about the CCC legacy. We hope this initial first step will become a state-wide, and hopefully, national Girl Scout CCC badge activity. Kaylin did this as a project to earn her Bronze Award.
This first group of Girl Scouts to ever earn the CCC badge will culminate their activities with a trip to the WV CCC camp museum in July 2008.
Kaylin also designed the badge. Her grandfather, Woodrow Mace, told stories of building a dam, bridges, trails and other projects with the CCC's prior to entering the Navy and serving in WWII. Neither the depression nor the CCCs were being taught in school so Kaylin, only 7 at the time, wanted to create a Girl Scout badge so other girls could learn about the CCC's and all their work.
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Quiet Dell Hosts Annual Celebrations
State CCC Discusses Upcoming Jubilee
Civilian Conservation Corps marks 76 years of service
Conservation Awareness
CCC Camp Museum Needs More Funding
Membership in CCC Life Changing
Remember the CCC
Frederick History Hero
Making Men out of Boys
PBS CCC Special
State Set to Mark CCC Anniversary
Donations for CCC Museum
Funds Donated
CCC Day Proclaimed
CCC Museum Expands
Remembering the CCC
Then and Now
Raymond Daugherty
Memorial Service Mitchell Opas
For information, please contact Rita Dale at 304-755-4650 or write her at 3 Riverside Glen, Winfield, WV 25213.
Contact Bob Anderson for information about these events, membership and other aspects of the CCC Museum Association.
Or, send an email:
wvacccma@hotmail.com