GEORGIA
The information below are past events for your state.
Georgia..Kickoff on April 12, 2008 with ceremony at Roosevelt’s Little White House commemorating the anniversary of FDR’s death.
Permanent plaques marking building's built by WPA and CCC on buildings and structures at Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites.
CCC Camp at Hard Labor State Park will be highlighted as one of the only remaining complete camps in the US.
“Georgia’s Tree Army” This environmental conservation program commemorates the CCC’s contribution to forestry while encouraging citizens to plant a tree next year. This program will partner the Georgia Forestry Commission and Ga. Dept of Natural Resources together in promoting history and conservation.
Publication of a “New Deal newspaper” will be distributed statewide at all sites with the details and history of the New Deal and their impact on the Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites. Will have a comprehensive calendar of 75th events for the entire year with maps to all sites.
DVD of New Deal program documentaries (Including “A Nationwide System of Parks” “The River” and “The Plow that Broke the Plains”) distributed to State Parks and Historic Sites for special on-site interpretive programs.
Promotional campaign will include banners and posters commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal to be distributed to State Parks for public bulletin boards and kiosks.
“A New Deal Journey Through Time” Young adults and children can receive a “Flat Franklin” to travel with them to the State CCC/WPA sites. This task driven adventure aims at having families travel to the sites, make a photograph made at a prominent CCC/WPA structure, and submit an essay on what they have learned about the New Deal. Winners will be recognized in various age groups and can receive prizes including a weekend get-a-way for the family at a Park or Historic Site.
A line of resale merchandise is being developed that highlights New Deal programs.
Oral History Program for contemporaries of FDR is underway at Roosevelt’s Little White House.
Special presentation on
the Resettlement Administration’s Pine Mountain Valley Project will take
place at Roosevelt’s Little White House.
“Letters to Eleanor” living history program at Roosevelt’s Little White
House. The First Lady’s responses to a few of the thousands of letters she
received during the depression asking for assistance.
A “Special Postmark” by the USPS will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal at Roosevelt’s Little White House in October 2008.
Programs and special events are being developed for children at State Parks and Historic Sites to commemorate New Deal programs that include “Paint a WPA style mural”, “Put on a Fireside Chat” and CCC/WPA site beautification projects.
“A New Deal For the Arts” Student New Deal Poster Art Exposition at Roosevelt’s Little White House.
Little White House—Warm Springs—April 12 annual event.
CCC-Savannah—Advocacy group for Bacon Park is entertaining the idea of supporting a Youth Conservation Corps to honor he men of Camp #460. Other activities are also being discussed.
State: Georgia
Town: Thomson
Title of the Event: Waiting' on Roosevelt: The New Deal in the South
Date of Event: October 2008 - May 2009
Contact Name: Michelle Zupan
Contact info: 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson, GA 30824,
706-595-7777;
mzupan@hickory-hill.org
Type of event: Exhibit on the effects of the New Deal in Georgia and
South Carolina.
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