Jared L. Olar

Thirteen postcards featuring scenes from Pekin’s past were added to the Pekin...

A few weeks ago, we recalled the Little Mine Riot of 1894,...

Earlier this month, we reviewed “Early Times in Pekin and Tazewell County,”...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates, from...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

The week we’ll recall the life of one of Tazewell County’s “Old...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

Last month we recalled the old pioneer burying ground formerly located at...

While the majority of the books in the Pekin Public Library’s Local...