Abraham Lincoln

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Not even two whole generations had elapsed since Illinois’...

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Previously in our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we saw...

By Jared Olar Library assistant A total of 84 Illinois counties were organized from...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Last week we recalled President Herbert Hoover’s brief whistle...

The Local History Room at the Pekin Public Library currently features a display of...

By Jared Olar Library assistant During the summer, this column took the opportunity to...

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History Room columns,...