David Bailey

The first 19 years of Pekin’s history cover the period when our community was...

As we continue our Bicentennial series on Pekin’s history, this week we will revisit...

For this third in our series of Pekin Bicentennial Black History Month articles, we’ll...

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

The Pekin Public Library’s program on Saturday, 11 March 2023, about tracing a house’s...

One of the most prominent of Pekin’s community leaders in the earliest years of...

Earlier this year, another important part of the life of Nance Legins-Costley was uncovered...

By Jared OlarLibrary Assistant This week “From the History Room” will commence a systematic...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Four years ago, “From the History Room” shone the...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...