Columbus R. Cummings

The city of Pekin currently has four Illinois State Historical Society markers highlighting significant...

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

In our previous installment in our Pekin Bicentennial series we reviewed the story of how...

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues, this week we’ll take a look back over the...

During Pekin’s Juneteenth celebration last month, a crowd gathered downtown to witness the dedication...

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

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant On Friday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m., in the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant On the last page of the very first Pekin...

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