Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our community’s transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. TNMOT invites you to explore transportation history, culture, and innovation through its engaging 2026 Speaker Series, featuring a diverse lineup of authors, historians, transportation experts, and community leaders. The first three opportunities cover different aspects of Route 66 since that highway has been so historically vital to St. Louis! The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, located at 2933 Barrett Station Road, Kirkwood, MO 63122, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.
Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at museum@tnmot.org for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!
Speakers and topics:
-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026
-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway
-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66
-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family
-October 8, Ken Velten, U. S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II
-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.
“The National Museum of Transportation is proud to present a Speaker Series that explores transportation history through a wide variety of topics and perspectives,” said Terri McEachern, Executive Director of TNMOT. “These programs help connect our community to the stories, innovations, and people that shaped how we travel, work, and live. Through these speakers, we continue our mission of preserving and sharing transportation history for future generations.”
TNMOT is a 501(c) (3) organization that relies on the generous financial support of the community to continue preserving transportation history and educational programming for visitors of all ages.