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The Living New Deal has Reached a New Milestone
The Living New Deal map now features more than 16,000 sites. We are continuing to expand the number of sites for each state, in an effort to increase the comprehensiveness of our database. California has reached 2,057 sites, Massachusetts now has 836, Mississippi has 386, New York State has 1,746, Texas has 910 sites. While the New Deal transformed every state, not all states have expansive records of New Deal projects. We are trying to fill these gaps by enlisting the help of our National Associates. Nevada now has 121 sites, Puerto Rico has 135, the Virgin Islands has 135, West Virginia has 258. We are grateful to our National Associates and numerous contributors who have made this possible.
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Living New Dealer of the Month: Elliott Medrich
What does it take to identify over 16,000 sites? A lot of hard work by the LND National Associates and others. This year, Elliott Medrich, our National Associates Coordinator, has led the effort to support the National Associates by regularly providing them with information and feedback that helps them with their site identifications and submissions. Medrich sums it up this way: “Our National Associates are fulfilling a passion. All I do is provide assistance when they ask. Otherwise I try to stay out of the way and let them do their work. It’s gratifyIng to see how much they’ve accomplished this past year, and I’m sure 2020 will be even more successful.” Thank you, Elliott for your fantastic outreach work!
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Where in the World is Evan? Stafford CT CCC Museum
When constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of Camp Conner, the present day CCC museum served as the camp office and officers’ quarters. Evan Kalish, our Researcher at Large, traveled to the CCC Museum in Stafford CT to photograph the site. The rich collection of photos he shared with us shows the tools and equipment enrollees used, numerous historic photographs and artifacts, information about the enrollees and their everyday life at the camp, and fascinating memorabilia from the former Camp Conner and 21 other camps in Connecticut. The site is home to the last standing CCC barracks in Connecticut and is a fitting site for an homage to the hard work of the recruits working in CCC camps all across the nation.
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Kathleen Duxbury Talk at New Deal Art Exhibit
On Mach 1st, author Kathleen Duxbury is invited to speak at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville, IL. She will share the fascinating story of New Deal artist Reima Victor Ratti, who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to support his struggling family. A self-taught artist from Waukegan, Ratti was assigned to CCC Co. # 1699, SP-5 in Milwaukee from 1935 to 1937. Duxbury has authored a book titled, CCC Art - Reima Victor Ratti: Artists of the Civilian Conservation Corps, in which she tells the story of the artist whose work documented everyday life in the camp. The exhibit, which is open between January 25 and April 12, will showcase the artist’s work. Duxbury’s talk will offer precious insights on the story behind the artwork. See details here.
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