The annual tradition of Mardi Gras carnivals arose in the Middle Ages in Europe,...
It’s on the logo of the Pekin Police Department and it’s the school symbol...
In recent weeks, this column recalled two local historical events that may be called...
The Pekin Public Library’s Pekin Community High School yearbooks are among the areas of...
Thirteen postcards featuring scenes from Pekin’s past were added to the Pekin Public Library’s...
A few weeks ago, we recalled the Little Mine Riot of 1894, which was...
Earlier this month, we reviewed “Early Times in Pekin and Tazewell County,” an essay...
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room columns, first...
This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates, from whom we...
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room columns, first...
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