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Illinois State Historical Society ‘Best of Illinois’ Awards 2024

Pekin and Tazewell County were well represented at the 2024 Illinois State Historical Society...

Light and shadow: A review of Pekin’s African-American history and historiography

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black History Month,...

Dedication of Legins-Costley Park caps three days of honor

Three special days of honor in Peoria and Pekin this month culminated Saturday, 17...

Pekin and Peoria Juneteenth-related events to spotlight Moffatt Cemetery, Nance Legins-Costley.

As we mentioned here a little over two weeks ago, some special Juneteenth-related events...

Nance Legins-Costley and Pvt. William Costley to be honored by Pekin monument

Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...

Freedom & Remembrance Memorial markers unveiled

A great deal of progress has been made in the effort to create the...

The Alchemy of ‘Oops!’: Inaccuracies in Heerman’s treatment of Nance Legins-Costley’s trials

In recent years, the lives of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892) and her family have become...

Memorial park planned to honor Nance Legins-Costley and remember Moffatt Cemetery

By Jared Olar Library Assistant It was two summers ago that “From the History...

Traces of a past nearly forgotten

By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention...

Nance Legins-Costley and her historian recognized by African-American Hall of Fame Museum

On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the culmination of African-American History Month, the African-American...

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