Local History Program Coordinator at the Pekin Public Library. I oversee the library’s local history room collection, write a weekly local history column/weblog for the library, and present local history programs at the library and in the community.
With special Juneteenth-related events planned next week that will honor the memory of Nance...
As we mentioned here a little over two weeks ago, some special Juneteenth-related events...
Almost 45 years after Tazewell County’s collection of Civil War artifacts were carried away...
In our tenth and final installment of our series on researching the history of...
A formal opening ceremony is drawing nearer for a new memorial park honoring more...
Last week we saw that after the elder Judge Reardon passed away in 1941,...
As we continue with our series on the history of the house at 405...
As we continue our exploration of the story of the house at 405 Willow...
This week we will begin to tell the story of the Reardon family, who...
As we saw last time, the Dietrich C. Smith family were the first to...
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Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Saturday, 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
