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Ansel Haines

Pekin library’s first president and first librarian

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Last week we reviewed the earliest history of Pekin’s...

A glimpse into the life of Pekin pioneer William Haines

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

A look inside Root’s City Directory of 1861

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

Jonathan Haines and the Illinois Harvester

By Jared Olar Library assistant Pekin officially has been organized as a city since...

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