Forest History Association Of Wisconsin
Educating the citizens of Wisconsin on the history and importance of our forests in the continued growth of our state.
Upcoming Webinars & Events
The Fruits of Their Labor: The Civilian Conservation Corps–Indian Division in the Northwoods
Description: While many people in the Northwoods are familiar with the Civilian Conservation Corps, far fewer know about its Indian Division. The Wisconsin branch of the CCC‑ID operated an administrative camp on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, overseeing projects in six Native American communities across northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. In this division, Indigenous communities identified the projects most important to them and supplied the workforce to carry them out. This presentation will highlight how the CCC‑ID differed from the mainstream CCC and showcase several of the projects completed by its crews.
Speaker: Cindi Stiles is a Registered Professional Archaeologist with a Master’s Degree in Anthropology/Archaeology and more than 50 years of experience. Although her work has taken her across the Midwest and Plains, much of her career has been rooted in Wisconsin, collaborating with state, federal, and tribal agencies as well as the public. She served for many years as the Tribal Archaeologist for the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Historic Preservation Office before retiring in 2020. She now works as a semi‑retired archaeological and historical consultant.
Featured Collection
Menominee Logging Camp
The whole family will enjoy a trip through the largest and most complete logging museum in the United States. Guides are available to explain the many old logging artifacts as you tour the bunk-house, cook shanty, wood butcher’s shop, blacksmith shop, saw filer’s shack, horse barn, and old time camp office. Located on the Wild Wolf River at Grignon Rapids just below the famous Keshena Falls, the seven log buildings of the complex will bring back the roaring times of the earliest days of Wisconsin’s first industry , logging. Located in Keshena , Wisconsin.