Pekin

In previous installments of our ongoing Pekin Bicentennial series, we have recalled the earliest...

For this third in our series of Pekin Bicentennial Black History Month articles, we’ll...

With the passing of Charles Lohman “Chuck” Dancey at the age of 107 earlier...

Photos by Jared L. Olar, Pekin Public Library Local History Program Coordinator

Pekin Mayor Mary Burress will formally inaugurate Pekin’s yearlong calendar of Bicentennial celebrations tomorrow...

Before the formal platting and surveying of the little pioneer settlement that would be...

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...

In the summer of 1834, the small pioneer community of Pekin – just four...

Next Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the Friends of the Pekin Public Library will gather...