SHSMO Rolla Research Center

09/01/2026

08/14/2026

Learn about more Missouri Route 66 handicrafts and souviners in our next installment of our webinar series, Asphalt to Archives on Septebmer 10th at 11am.

Register here: https://shsmo.org/events/2026/asphalt-archives-webinar-series-necessity-novelty-ozarks-handicrafts-and-roadside

08/11/2026

We are excited to begin processing this collection donated by John Viessman, which contains the WWII photographs of Thomas T. Coffey. Coffey was born in 1906 and was drafted into the army when he was 38 years old. Once the war ended, he returned to Vienna in Maries County, Missouri. There, he operated a hardware store and lived with his brothers. All four of the Coffey brothers served in a World War; the older two in WWI and the younger two in WWII. Coffey died in December of 2001 and is buried in the Vienna Cemetery.

08/07/2026

Come see us at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield, August 7 and 8! We are in the Old Glass Place on St. Louis. Exhibit hall is open from 10am to 4pm both days, come in and cool off!

Birthplace of Route 66 Festival SHSMO Rolla Research Center SHSMO Richard Bookstore SHSMO Springfield Research Center The State Historical Society of Missouri

08/04/2026

Our Summer 2026 Giving Campaign starts today! All week we'll show you how we collect, preserve and share Missouri history. Donate at SHSMO.org.
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08/04/2026

Giving Week 2026
SHSMO collects all kinds of Missouri history media, from postcards and maps to advertisements, business records, videos and more. Our plethora of Route 66 items came to our collection because of people like you! Support us to make more collections publicly available for future study.
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Donate to SHSMO here: SHSMO.org/donate
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Slide 1: Room keychain for Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon, Missouri | Laclede County
Slide 2: 1927 map of Route 66 in Missouri
Slide 3: Footage from the 1928 Bunion Derby along Route 66
Slide 4: Page from "Lebanon Traffic Flow Map After Bypass Opened to Traffic, 1960."
Slide 5: OPA Brochure, Ozark Playgrounds Association Records
Slide 6: Rolla Herald advertisement, July 18, 1935
Slide 7: Postcard of Wagon Wheel Cafe, Cuba, Missouri
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