85 years ago today, on May 6, 1935, the Works Progress Administration became a part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal programs to get the United States back to stability. It was on that date that he signed Executive Order 7034. In 1939 it was retitled the Work Projects Administration and it had many divisions.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) affected so many lives and some projects still do that today. For family historians, it produced much that we may still use today.
The National Genealogical Society’s NGS Magazine Volume 45, Number 4, Oct-Dec 2019 is filled with WPA-related articles. My contribution was based on 25 years of research and presentations on the topic.
I also did a video for Ancestry Academy on the WPA and it is accompanied by a handout. https://www.ancestryacademy.com/the-wpa-a-good-deal-for-genealogists
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Paula,
I’m not sure of the year (prior to Covid) I was contacted by a WPA person who was compiling info on WPA Artists (my Dad) to be put in a booklet for an Anniversary of the WPA.
I am trying to find a copy of that booklet. Can you advise me?
I have no immediate knowledge of this project.. I would do a search on WorldCat for WPA and artists and use the left hand column to narrow down the type and time period about what you are seeking. Do the same with something like Google. Check https://livingnewdeal.org/ for possible info. was this a general project or for a specific state?