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Local History Day

August 12, 2023, 10:00am to 3:00pm - Promised Land State Park

The Historical Society will have a booth at Local History Day at Promised Land State Park on Saturday, August 12. Held each summer on the grounds of the Masker Museum, the focus of the event is to honor the men who worked for the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in the 1930’s, as well as to highlight the park’s colorful history. Young men enrolled in the CCC worked to make many improvements at the park, some of which are still visible and in use today. The CCC was a Depression-era federal program launched by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to provide jobs and skill training.

Musical performances, swing dancing, a GPS Tour, blacksmith demonstrations and an F.D.R. Living History Program are just a few of the activities that will be featured at the event.

Admission is free, and cake and coffee will be offered at no charge.