Jared L. Olar

One of Pekin’s community leaders in the latter part of the 1800s and early...

One of the notable residents of Pekin of times past was an immigrant from...

An undated article clipping from the Pekin Daily Times in the files of the...

Among Central Illinois’ African-American veterans of the Civil War was Pvt. Edward W. Lewis...

The current issue of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society Monthly features a...

Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...

Is this the year you are going to start your genealogy journey? Or perhaps...

The two Illinois State Historical Markers for the Freedom & Remembrance Memorial that were...

One of Pekin’s traditions of “Christmas of times past” is the downtown Santa House,...

Ongoing research into the history of the African-American Shipman family of Tazewell County has...