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Arts & Life / Community Voices

Oral history keeps the stories of Route 66 alive

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner

Published August 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM CDT

Rt 66 Oral History advertisement with QR code. — The Route 66 Oral History Project will collect stories from 1926-1976.

Erika Holst, Curator of History, and Amanda Bryden, Registrar of History and State Historic Sites at the Illinois State Museum, spoke to Community Voices about their current Route 66 Oral History Project. Commemorating the centennial of the road, they discussed the process of collecting 100 oral histories from those who experienced Route 66 in its prime.