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Preservation Efforts
Help Needed at the Streetcar
Submitted by Editor Gina on September 2, 2010 - 10:44pm.Our thanks to John Weiss for providing the following information:
Help is needed to scrape and sand the Streetcar (which was formerly on the property of the Riviera Roadhouse in Gardner, IL, which burned down in February) to prepare it for painting. We would like to do this messy job where it is stored before it gets moved onto it's new home base by the two cell jail. The concrete has been poured already.
We will be doing this project on Wednesday September 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM. We need all the help we can get!
We will meet at the corner of Route 66 (Rt. 53) and where you turn to go into Gardner when you are Southbound.
What is Preservation?
Submitted by The Admin on January 20, 2007 - 8:45pm.Preservation takes many forms. The size, scope and historical significance is virtually unlimited.
Essentially, preservation is the link that joins the past to the present for the future. Preservation should always emit a sense of time and place.
Volunteer Workday at The Mill - Lincoln, IL
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 11, 2010 - 1:29pm.Volunteer Workday at The Mill - Lincoln, IL
Click to read about this opportunity to help preserve the historic Mill in Lincoln, IL.
Help Needed at the Mill
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 11, 2010 - 1:15pm.Our thanks to John Weiss for this submission.
The Mill in Lincoln received a grant last year. A final inspection is due by the end of August. They need help to finalize a lot of work they have been doing.
A work day to help them finish up is scheduled for August 21st at 8:30 AM.
As an incentive, they are offering up to six rooms at the Best Western for those who would like to stay overnight. This would also include dinner. (Of course lunch is included, we work for food!)
Our BIG News!
Submitted by Editor Gina on August 2, 2010 - 8:53pm.You’ve patiently waited for two weeks for us to announce our BIG Route 66 Association of Illinois news. Well, without further ado, here it is!
Through the efforts of a dedicated Route 66 Association of Illinois board member, some very special items will soon be on display at our Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac, IL.
What are these special items? And who is responsible for securing them for us to display?
Preserving the Memory of a Dedicated Preservationist
Submitted by Editor Gina on July 16, 2010 - 2:14pm.On July 3, 2010, the Preservation committee held a very special picinc at the Standard Oil Station in Odell, IL in honor of a very special lady, Lenore Weiss.
Lenore was a dear friend of Route 66 in general, our Association in particular and of many of our members. She passed away earlier this year and in her honor, the Preservation committee decided that a memorial to her dedication to Route 66 was in order.
After a tasty picnic lunch consisting of burgers, hot dogs and an assortment of side dishes and desserts contributed by the atendees, a brief ceremony was held. In Lenore's honor, a pear tree was planted on the property of this, our Association's flagship preservation project, the Odell Standard Oil Station. Lenore rolled up her sleeves along with the other preservationists to bring this treasure of the Mother Road back to its former glory. That's why this particular location for the picnic and dedication was so fitting to her memory.
Donate for Route 66 Brochure
Submitted by Editor Gina on June 19, 2010 - 2:09pm.The Route 66 Associiation of Illinois is asking for your financial assistance to create a brochure highlighting the many Route 66 attractions and preservation projects in Illinois.
Project Route 66 to Perform Close of Motor Tour!
Submitted by Editor Gina on June 3, 2010 - 9:42pm.EXCITING NEWS JUST CONFIRMED!
We are thrilled to announce that the country band, Project Route 66, has kindly and generously agreed to perform a free concert at the close of our 2010 Motor Tour! The concert will be held at the Dixie Truck Stop in McLean, IL, the final stop of our Motor Tour, on Sunday, June 13 from 4:30 - 5:30, weather permitting.
Project Route 66 is a group of musicians who are dedicated, as are we, to the preservation and enjoyment of the Mother Road.
Route 66/Veteran's Memorial Park Plans Revealed
Submitted by Editor Gina on May 11, 2010 - 3:45pm.Take a look at the archetect's rendering of the plans for the building of a new Route 66/Veteran's Memorial Park in Sherman, IL!
Historic Route 66 Recreational Trail - Show Your Support!
Submitted by Editor Gina on May 11, 2010 - 3:22pm.Show your support for the development of a 17-mile Historic Route 66 Recreational Trail in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties in Illinois.
Download and print this PDF petition!
Print, sign and return your endorsement of this unique trail that would utilize the long abandoned and unused northbound lane of Historic Route 66 from Stanuton to Litchfield, IL!
Mail your signed petition to:
Nelson Grman
c/o Soulsby Station
Old Route 66
Mt. Olive, IL, 62069
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