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.
Continuing the history of 405 Willow St., we will consult some old maps, drawings,...
As we continue this week with the history of 405 Willow St., let’s take...
The Pekin Public Library’s program on Saturday, 11 March 2023, about tracing a house’s...
President Abraham Lincoln’s long road to the White House began in his days as...
The late Christal Dagit (1943-2019) was long-time president of the Tazewell County Historic Places...
Among the women and men of Pekin who have risen to fortune or fame...
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...
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