Hello and welcome to our visitors! In the summer of 2015 the Pekin Public Library debuted this new weblog spotlighting our Local History Room collection. The weekly “From the Local History Room” column that is published in the Saturday Pekin Daily Times will be posted here. We welcome your comments and questions and research queries.
Though we’re now caught in winter’s icy grip, this week we’ll take a brief...
If you’ve ever wondered what Christmas celebrations were like in Pekin way back when,...
With the end of Pekin’s Bicentennial year fast approaching, this is an opportune time...
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