In some ways, 1933 was not unlike 2008. Considered by many historians to be one of the worst years of the Great Depression, 1933 saw unemployment rise to a staggering 24.9 percent, and a bank crisis compelled Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Bill to stabilize the nation’s floundering economy. Yet, in the midst of that economic crisis, a small group of people banded together to start an organization that exists to this day. These people were bound by one common element: their love of Yellowstone National Park. This year, the Yellowstone Association, the park’s non-profit educational partner, celebrates its 75th anniversary.