Ann Eliza Cromwell

In a previous post here, we looked into the historical accounts and legends of how...

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

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

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

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

The founding of Pekin was due to the influx of settlers of central Illinois...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the...

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