State Museum Revving up for Route 66 Exhibit Opening

Traveling Route 66 history exhibit makes pit stop in Albuquerque

Katrina Parks, a Los Angeles-based documentarian who has been collecting oral histories of Route 66 for the last decade, said the centennial offers “a great lens for looking at American history in the 20th century.” (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)Documentarians and historians working to share the history of U.S. Highway 66 celebrated the 100th anniversary of the “Mother Road” at an event just a few blocks away from the storied route. May 7 marks the…

State museum revving up for Route 66 exhibit opening

Illinois State Museum in Springfield is revving up to help visitors get their kicks on Route 66 without wandering too far from home during the route’s centennial year.

Illinois State Museum Route 66 Exhibit To Open May 23

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Museum (ISM) invites the public to get their kicks at a new "Miles of Memories: Stories of Route 66" exhibit opening Saturday, May 23. The exhibition brings to life the experience of living, working and traveling along U.S. Route 66 during its heyday.The exhibit incorporates the museum’s Route 66 Oral History Project, a collection of 100 interviews with people who experienced the road when it served as the primar…