New Elmhurst History Museum exhibit focuses on the Great Depression The Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Elmhurst was a base for young men working on local public works projects during the Depression. Courtesy of Elmhurst History Museum Dominic A. Pacyga, emeritus professor of history at Columbia College Chicago
Updated 1/22/2021 9:04 AM
It is an understatement to say that 2020 was one of the more difficult years in recent memory for most Americans. Yet, if history teaches us anything, it is that we can gain perspective by looking at the past to learn from previous arduous times.
With that in mind, the Elmhurst History Museum looks back to one of the most difficult times in U.S. history through the many challenges faced and changes brought on by the Great Depression in the 1930s.
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