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.
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
Last week we told the story of how Nance Legins-Costley became one of Tazewell...
Earlier this year, another important part of the life of Nance Legins-Costley was uncovered...
Last week we reviewed the history of the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry, which was...
With the approach of the Juneteenth holiday, it is a fitting time to recall...
The 1870-71 Sellers & Bates Pekin City Directory has a duplicate entry for a...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
Monday-Thursday, 9.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Saturday, 9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
