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.
As Pekin has now entered its Bicentennial Year, it’s good to recall that 100...
The New Year A.D. 2024 promises to be a memorable one for Pekin, with...
While it is natural that people might express interest in the history of the...
In this series on the death of Betty E. Crabb of Delavan, we have...
In last week’s installment of our series on the 1 March 1938 death of...
This week’s installment of our series on the death of Betty Crabb and its...
In this week’s installment of this retelling of the story of Betty E. Crabb’s...
Today we continue the tragic and sensational story of the death of Betty E....
On Tuesday, 1 March 1938, Pekin Daily Times readers were met with the shocking and sensational...
In the summer of 1834, the small pioneer community of Pekin – just four...
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