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Oklahoma City event spotlights Route 66 heritage with film screening and book signing before centennial

The free Nov. 2 program at the Oklahoma History Center will pair a screening of Crossroads of America: Oklahoma’s Route 66 with appearances by Michael Wallis, Jim Ross and Shellee Graham.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The Oklahoma History Center will host a free documentary screening and book signing in Oklahoma City on Nov. 2.
  • Authors Michael Wallis, Jim Ross and Shellee Graham are scheduled to appear as Route 66’s centennial approaches.
  • Crossroads of America: Oklahoma’s Route 66 explores the highway’s past and future through historians, small-business owners and virtual-production scenes.
  • The event adds a timely cultural stop for visitors exploring Oklahoma’s Route 66 heritage ahead of the Nov. 11 centennial.

As Route 66 approaches its 100th anniversary, Oklahoma City is set to host a free evening that brings together film, books and one of the most enduring stories in American road travel. On Nov. 2, the Oklahoma History Center will welcome visitors for a screening of Crossroads of America: Oklahoma’s Route 66, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., a book signing from 6 to 7 p.m. and the documentary beginning at 7 p.m.

According to the event details published by the Oklahoma Historical Society, authors Michael Wallis, Jim Ross and Shellee Graham will take part in the evening. Wallis is expected to sign the 100th anniversary edition of Route 66: The Mother Road, while Ross and Graham will sign Route 66: The First 100 Years. Both books will be available for purchase in the Oklahoma History Center Museum Store.

The documentary was produced by the Oklahoma Historical Society in collaboration with director Bryan Beasley, producers Jon Roman and Jaime Roman, with support from the Inasmuch Foundation. The film traces the evolution of Route 66 in Oklahoma from the Dust Bowl era to the post-World War II road-trip boom, while also looking ahead through interviews with historians, conversations with small-business owners and scenes created using virtual production technology filmed at Cherokee Film Studios.

For travelers, the program offers a timely cultural stop in a state that is leaning into Route 66’s centennial as both a heritage and tourism milestone. Visit Oklahoma City highlights Route 66 among the city’s visitor experiences, while the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Route 66 resources point to a broader schedule of screenings and anniversary events across the state in the run-up to the Nov. 11 centennial.

The Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives, as well as an accredited member of the American Alliance of Museums. Admission to the Nov. 2 program is free.

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