Benjamin Prettyman

In the Pekin Public Library’s Local History room collection is a copy of Pekin...

The first years of Pekin’s existence coincided with a period when men and goods...

As we continue this week with the history of 405 Willow St., let’s take...

It was three years ago that “From the History Room” presented a series on...

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

It was a century ago that the Lincoln Circuit Marking Association, led by Lottie...

In her 1902 account of the Pekin Public Library’s early history, Miss Mary Gaither...

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...

Continuing our review of what historical records can tell us of 19th-century African-American residents...