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.
We continue now with the genealogical account of the descendants of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892),...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
This week “From the History Room” will commence a systematic genealogical account of the...
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...
We have previously recalled the life of Pottawatomi leader Shabbona (c.1775-1859), who is mentioned...
In prior posts here at “From the History Room” we have recalled the three...
Among the notable names who appeared in our series on the history of the...
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