Illinois State Museum unveils a Route 66 Oral History Project with 100 narratives ahead of the road's centennial.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Google have partnered to launch a unique technological project in honor of ...

The Route 66 Oral History Project database includes video-recorded interviews and world-searchable written transcriptions.

Illinois State Museum unveils 100 personal Route 66 oral histories, featuring travelers and locals, honoring the Mother ...

Google Arts & Culture, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, celebrated the launch of "A Cultural ...

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Route 66 turns 100 years old in 2026 presenting the country an opportunity to authentically rewrite the narrative of the Mother Road, so-named by John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel, “The Grapes of Wrath ...

FILE - This Jan. 13, 2017, file photo, shows the Route 66 Casino outside of Albuquerque, N.M., along the historic Route 66. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File) Cruising along Route 66 — the iconic ...

Travelers on Interstate 40 will soon have no doubt they’re driving through the heart of Route 66 country. Community leaders, business owners and state officials gathered Thursday, Aug. 21, outside the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Rev up those engines. The Birthplace of Route 66 Parade is set to sweep the streets of downtown Springfield at 6 p.m. Friday, August 8, featuring a procession of vintage automobiles ...

With the ‘Mother Road’ celebrating its 100th birthday next year, Laura French goes back to where it all began and explores the birthplace of America’s most famous highway ...