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McMenamins presents History Pub The Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Hemlock, Washington: 1933-1942
Presented by Rick McClure
McMenamins Olympic Club Theater
Tuesday, November 17, 2025
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages
Providing work relief to unemployed Americans was a primary goal for President Roosevelt during the Great Depression. One of his New Deal programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps, a massive labor force assigned to forest conservation. Drinking was forbidden in the camps, yet archaeological excavations at one CCC camp in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest unearthed a significant number of beer, wine, and whiskey containers.
Archaeologist Rick McClure uncovers the history of life at CCC Camp Hemlock in Washington, comparing the actual social behavior of the workers to the “official” government records.
Rick McClure is a retired federal agency archaeologist and alumnus of both Evergreen State College and Washington State University. His professional experience has included cultural resource management positions with the USDA Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot and Mt. Hood National Forests in Washington and Oregon, including the role of Heritage and Tribal Programs Manager. Rick and his wife Cheryl, also an archaeologist, are the authors of 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑: 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑡 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡.
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McMenamins Olympic Club, 112 N Tower Ave,Centralia,WA,United States
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