# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us at the Filling Station Visitor Center once a month throughout the year as we tune in together to a national webinar series celebrating the 100th birthday of Route 66. The series kicks off January 13 at 1:00 p.m. and continues monthly for the full centennial year. Enjoy free refreshments while hearing from authors, historians, researchers, and Route 66 advocates who are preserving and sharing the stories of America’s most iconic highway.

This speaker series will be shown as a part of our Route to Freedom: Celebrating 100 Years on Route 66, connecting national stories of the Mother Road to El Reno’s own place along this historic corridor.

What You’ll Learn
Each monthly session explores how Route 66 shaped — and continues to shape — American life. Topics throughout the series include:

-Foodways and roadside culture
-American Indian perspectives along the route
-The connection between baseball and Route 66
-Atomic history and Cold War sites
-And other stories highlighting the road’s lasting legacy

Event Format
-Held once a month on the second Tuesday during the Route 66 Centennial year
-Hosted virtually, with the Filling Station serving as a shared viewing space
-Sessions are recorded and later available on YouTube

About the Series
The webinar series is organized by Research Route 66, a collaboration of national archives, libraries, and museums, with support from the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program and the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership.

The series is certified as an Official Route 66 Centennial Activity by the U.S. Route 66 Centennial Commission.

Come learn, listen, and celebrate the Mother Road with us — one month at a time.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/el-reno/route-66-centennial-speaker-series/200030100151751
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, virtual, Art, literary-art
- **Slot details of has slots**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: El Reno
- **state**: OK
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 120 S Choctaw Ave., El Reno, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73036
- **lat**: 35.53245
- **long**: -97.95526
- **full address**: 120 S Choctaw Ave., El Reno, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73036

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series being held?
  - **A:** Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series takes place on Tue, 09 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm at 120 S Choctaw Ave., El Reno, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73036.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series?
  - **A:** Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series is organized by The Filling Station El Reno, Oklahoma.

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