blatC.H. Skip Curtis, born and
educated in Springfield, Missouri, has recently relocated to his
hometown after living in St. Louis for the past thirty years,
heading his own advertising and marketing company.
blatThe recently published book Birthplace
of Route 66 - Springfield, Mo is the third in his series
of books on Missouri’s history, people, and places. The
first two are The Missouri US 66 Tour Book, and
Why’d They Name It That? (A Look At Some “Peculiar”
Missouri Towns).
blatA contributing writer to Route
66 Magazine, Skip is a past editor of Show Me
Route 66, the magazine of the Route 66 Association of
Missouri. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Association,
serving as its historian.
blatSkip has been interviewed on
numerous national and local television and radio programs, including
Good Morning America, as well as various magazines
and newspapers. He is an active member of the State Historical
Society of Missouri, the Missouri Historical Society, and the
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
