Das Illinois State Museum startet eine Online-Datenbank mit 100 mündlichen Überlieferungen zur Route 66 (via rbfirehose.com und wandtv.com):
“The Route 66 Oral History Project database includes video-recorded interviews and world-searchable written transcriptions.
Contributors include people who lived, worked and traveled along Route 66, as well as people who currently promote and work to preserve the road.
“These interviews provide a fascinating glimpse into what it was like to travel Route 66 back in the day, as well as perspectives from people who are working to promote the road today,” said Erika Holst, ISM curator of history and Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program co-organizer. “We know that Route 66 students and enthusiasts are going to learn so much from these interviews. There are so many details to be found that you just can’t find in books.””