Living history, and a Route 66 conference, are among the activities for the public in Springfield in October.
The indoor stadium was chosen because there wasn’t a venue large enough in his home Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, to accommodate the anticipated crowd.
“Stories from Route 66 in Central Illinois” is out now.
Rock Creek Cemetery is getting freshened up on Sunday
The two-day conference features women’s history, and bicycles.
The biggest festival yet celebrating the 100th anniversary!
The Ride to Remember couldn’t be held, but a State Capitol ceremony Sunday was.
A ceremony centered around volunteerism was held in Chicago.
“We wanted to take the idea of citizenship … in a way to help students understand what it means to be a good citizen, modeling that of Abraham Lincoln.”