Join us as we tell the stories of people and places in Missouri that helped make Route 66 into a national icon. On the second Thursday of every month at 11am the State Historical Society of Missouri will be talking Route 66 in Missouri. Host Kathleen Seale, coordinator of the SHSMO Rolla and Springfield Research Centers, will talk with SHSMO staff who are contributing to the centennial events and collections. Seale serves on national and state organizations planning this year's Route 66 centennial celebrations. Learn more about the events and projects shaping this year's centennial celebrations. This free webinar series is a Route 66 Centennial Certified Project through the National Route 66 Centennial Commission. To receive a Zoom link, please register separately for each monthly program in the Asphalt to Archives webinar series, April through November 2026.
Webinar Schedule:
April 9: Get Your Kicks Watching Route 66: Television and the Mother Road
May 14: Alberta’s Hotel: Hospitality and Belonging on Route 66 through Missouri
June 11: Disneyland of the Ozarks: Stony Dell Swimming Pool and Resort at Arlington, Missouri
July 9: “From Obscurity to Fame”: The Transcontinental Foot Race and Route 66
August 13: Quinta Scott Photographs of Route 66
September 10: Roadside Souvenirs and Missouri Handicrafts on Route 66
October 8: Missouri’s Haunted Route 66
November 12: Reflections on a Missouri Route 66 Road trip and Centennial Conclusion