Here’s a slideshow of some interior and exterior views of the library’s Local History Room. We’re really proud of the room’s appearance and hope you’ll agree.
The historic lamp from Pekin’s original Carnegie Library (1902-1972) seems to make for an especially symbolic addition to the Local History Room. We like to think of our room as helping to keep the lamp of Pekin’s history and tradition burning while shedding light on our community’s past.
Photos by Emily Lambe, library staff
This week we will take another look at one of Pekin’s successful and prominent...
Among Pekin’s most prominent businessmen and community leaders of days gone by was Otto...
Among the many notable people of Pekin’s past were William John Conzelman (1865-1916), a...
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