Postcard
Mail was an important link to friends and family for the young men in the CCCs. Johnny Buskowiak received this postcard, from Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1940 while stationed with CCC Company 713 at Lake City, Minnesota.
MNHS 3D Collections 1993.146.12
Transcript
Introduction: Many of the young men in the CCC’s were away from home for the first time. Mail from family and friends helped to ease the loneliness. Friends sent this postcard to John Buskowiak at the Lake City camp. Writing letters home was just as important to John.
Memoir excerpt: After we had our evening meal we could have time to ourselves. It was a time where we could sit down and write a letter to mom or to our sweetheart who was waiting for us.