THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION has another fabulous Speaker Series Scheduled for 2023 on the second Thursday of each month, June through November. Check out our speakers and topics below. 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine. Reservations are free, but required, at tnmot.org. Space is limited. Member reservations begin May 1/nonmember June 1. Email us at [email protected].
June 8 – Doug Schneider – Mystique of Route 66 in Missouri
July 13 – John Drake Robinson – A Road Trip into America’s Hidden Heart
August 10 – Bob Panke – Charles Lindbergh – The Man – The Airplane – The Flight
September 14 –Magdalene Linck – Rhythm on the Mississippi: How Riverboats Shaped St. Louis Music in the Early 20th Century
October 12 – Emily Jaycox – Depression-Era St. Louis Legacies on the Transportation Landscape
November 9 – Ed Dickens – Ran the working restoration, and continues to run the touring, of the “Big Boy” steam locomotive, Union Pacific No. 4014. Pending, likely via Zoom
Registration is free, but required – go here. Funding made available through the State Historical Society of Missouri Richard S. Brownlee Missouri Local History Grant.