Civilian Conservation Corps/POW Rec Hall Museum

11/01/2022

Please come hear Dr, Jeff Stein. A famous author of Iowa's Alamanac heard on many radio stations in Iowa.

10/18/2022

Mark your calendars for two upcoming events.

09/23/2022

A cold day in Hell.
Knee deep in the snow in a total isolated world, this soldier of the 1st Infantry Division is on patrol near Bullingen, January 1945.

09/23/2022

Volunteers of the CCC/POW Rec Hall & Military Museum would like to thank Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation, Barlow Family Foundation, and the Church Women United of Iowa Falls, and you members of the museum for allowing us to raise $5,000 ($2,500 HCCEF, $500 Barlow, $1,000 Church Women, & fundraiser supporters & members grant match $1,641). It's been a busy year and thanks to you we have purchased the following items to help us display, educate, and enhance the displays. THANK YOU one and all we appreciate your support.

09/21/2022

A funny and true story about the Queen:

Around 2005, the Queen and her Personal Protection Officer, Dick Griffin, were walking alone one afternoon in the hills near the Scottish royal castle, Balmoral.
Two tourists approached them, and engaged in conversation. Griffin recalls:
"There were two hikers coming towards us, and the Queen would always stop and say hello.
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"They were two Americans on a walking holiday.
"It was clear from the moment we stopped that they hadn't recognized the Queen, which was fine.
"The American gentleman was telling the Queen where they came from, where they were going next, and where they'd been in Britain.
"I could see it coming, and sure enough, he said to Her Majesty: 'And where do you live?'
"She replied: 'Well I live in London, but I've got a holiday home just the other side of the hills.'
"He said: 'How long have you been coming up here?'
"She replied: 'I've been coming up here ever since I was a little girl, so over 80 years.'
"You could see the cogs whirring, so he said: 'Well, if you've been coming up here for over 80 years, you must have met the Queen.'
"Quick as a flash, she said: 'I haven't, but Dick here meets her regularly.'
The hiker then asked Griffin what the monarch was like in person.
"Because I was with her a long time, and I knew I could pull her leg, I said: 'Oh, she can be very cantankerous at times, but she's got a lovely sense of humour.'
The next thing I knew, this guy comes round, puts his arm around my shoulder, and before I could see what was happening, he gets his camera, GIVES IT TO THE QUEEN, and says: 'Can you take a picture of the two of us?'
"Then we swapped places, and I TOOK A PICTURE OF THEM WITH THE QUEEN.
"And we never let on, and we waved goodbye.
"Afterwards, Her Majesty said to me: 'I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to his friends in America, and hopefully someone tells him who I am'."
Rest in Peace Your Majesty ❤️👑🇬🇧

09/17/2022

The CCC/POW Volunteers will be serving bars, cookies, and water at the Constitution Day Program. FREE WILL DONATION for the scholarship fund for 2023.

09/15/2022

There is a fabulous CCC Museum in South Dakota (Indian University). There were CCC camps in the lower 48, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto RIco, and the Virgin Island. There were also four different types of camps - Veteran Camps (employing WW I veterans), African American Camps, Native American Camps, and She-She-She Camps. Many states have CCC museums check it out. The one in Eldora, Iowa is open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-4; Saturdays 9-3. Special arrangements can be made for field trips and tour groups.

09/13/2022