A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
January 17, 2017
Pekin Daily Times owner and publisher F. F. McNaughton used his daily...
Jared L. Olar
January 13, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
January 10, 2017
Recently the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room collection received an old...
Jared L. Olar
January 6, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
January 5, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
December 28, 2016
This week we continue the March 14, 1896 Pekin Daily Times account...
Jared L. Olar
December 23, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
December 21, 2016
In our column last week, we presented the Pekin Daily Times account...
Jared L. Olar
December 16, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
December 13, 2016
From the Archives
Read stories about the people, places, events, landmarks, businesses, and everyday moments that helped shape Pekin’s history. Each article offers a closer look at the community’s past while preserving the local stories and experiences that connect generations.
From the Archives
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Read stories about the people, places, events, landmarks, businesses, and everyday moments that helped shape Pekin’s history.
