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Pieces from Creve Coeur’s past

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

A daughter for Pvt. William H. Costley of Pekin

By Jared Olar Library Assistant At this weblog we have written several times about...

Civilian Conservation Corps put men back to work during the Great Depression

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

The African-American Ashby family of Fulton and Tazewell Counties and their descendants – Part Four:

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This week we conclude the genealogical account of the...

Finding Tazewell County’s historic buildings

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

The African-American Ashby family of Fulton and Tazewell Counties and their descendants – Part Three:

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This week we continue the genealogical account of the...

Dunham and Crigler’s pugilistic encounter

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

Pekin Public Library clock duo is now a trio

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Thanks to the generosity of Busey Bank of Pekin...

Voting on the Fort Crevecoeur Controversy

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

The African-American Ashby family of Fulton and Tazewell Counties and their descendants – Part Two:

By Jared L. Olar, Library Assistant This week we continue the genealogical account of...

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