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.

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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...

Last week we learned more of the ephemeral history of the “aborted” town of...

Two summers ago, “From the History Room” presented a series on the unincorporated communities...

It was two summers ago that “From the History Room” was the first to...

With this installment we bring our overview of the Pekin Public Library’s history up...

As we have proceeded through this series on the history of the Pekin Public...

In our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, we have reached...

As we have proceeded through our series on the history of the Pekin Public...

With the completion and dedication of the new Pekin Public Library and Dirksen Congressional...