A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
This week we’ll continue with our review of the names of the...
Jared L. Olar
March 23, 2018
In the last few weeks we have recalled how Tazewell County was...
Jared L. Olar
March 16, 2018
This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the...
Jared L. Olar
March 9, 2018
After Illinois achieved statehood, new settlers poured into central Illinois throughout the...
Jared L. Olar
March 2, 2018
On Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will...
Jared L. Olar
February 23, 2018
It was less than a decade from the creation of the Illinois...
Jared L. Olar
February 16, 2018
Following the conclusion of George Rogers Clark’s Illinois Campaign in 1779 during...
Jared L. Olar
February 9, 2018
In the course of our survey of the events of history that...
Jared L. Olar
February 2, 2018
On Friday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will...
Jared L. Olar
January 26, 2018
Viewers of the the PBS genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” hosted by...
Jared L. Olar
January 22, 2018
French colonists were the first Europeans to settle in the Illinois Country...
Jared L. Olar
January 20, 2018
As we saw in this column last time, the vast Illinois Country...
Jared L. Olar
January 12, 2018
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