The Old Trails Museum and Winslow Chamber of Commerce hosted the grand opening for the museum’s new exhibit, 100 Years of Route 66 in Winslow, on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 3 pm at the Winslow Visitors Center. The free event included refreshments and a Route 66 storytelling presentation by Lara Helmling. The exhibit opening was […]
The Fall 2025 OTM eNEWS is out now! The quarterly newsletter provides updates on the museum’s activities, programs, and publications. Seen here is Winslow resident Cecil Creswell and her horse, Pig, circa 1930s. No longer a benefit of membership, anyone can sign up here to receive OTM eNEWS, along with occasional emails about upcoming happenings. […]
As part of the Winslow Centennial Committee’s and OTM’s celebration of the Centennial of Route 66, the 2026 historical calendar provides an overview of the museum’s new exhibit, 100 Years of Route 66 in Winslow. Both the calendar and exhibit highlight the people, businesses, and sites along the city’s stretch of the iconic highway. The […]
The Summer 2025 OTM eNEWS is out now! The quarterly newsletter provides updates on the museum’s activities, programs, and publications. Seen here are the attendees at OTM’s 2025 Volunteer Thank-You Party. No longer a benefit of membership, anyone can sign up here to receive OTM eNEWS, along with occasional emails about upcoming happenings. We look […]
The Winslow Historical Society (WHS) will host its 2025 Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 9, from 2 to 4 pm at the Winslow Visitors Center/Hubbell Trading Post, 523 West Second Street. The free event will begin at 2 pm with refreshments and a Route 66 storytelling program presented by Lara Helmling (above, Route 66 through […]
The Spring 2025 OTM eNEWS is out now! The quarterly newsletter provides updates on the museum’s activities, programs, and publications. Seen here is Winslow resident Cecil Creswell and her horse, Pig, circa 1930s. No longer a benefit of membership, anyone can sign up here to receive OTM eNEWS, along with occasional emails about upcoming happenings. […]
The Old Trails Museum has been awarded a $50,000 from the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona and a component fund of the Arizona Community Foundation to develop the OTM Collections Center-Phase I. Their partnership uses revenue from the Association’s license plate program to fund the Arizona Route 66 Grant, which supports projects in the […]
The Old Trails Museum offers its free 2025 Summer History Highlight on Friday, July 18, at 5 pm in the La Posada Hotel Ballroom, 303 East Second Street. Author Jan Cleere will discuss her latest book, 100 Western Women: The Bold, Brave, Gutsy Women of Arizona’s Past, a compilation of her “Western Women” articles published […]
The Winter 2025 edition of OTM eNEWS is out now! The quarterly newsletter provides updates on the museum’s activities, programs, and publications. Seen here are attendees to OTM’s book talk to the Winslow Rotary earlier this month. No longer a benefit of membership, anyone can sign up here to receive OTM eNEWS, along with occasional […]
