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Pekin in the time of cholera: the ‘Blue Death’ comes to Pekin

In the summer of 1834, the small pioneer community of Pekin – just four...

Public grade school education in Pekin through the years

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

The old Tharp burial ground

By Jared Olar Library assistant Two months ago we recalled the history of one...

The Times visits the East Side School

By Jared Olar Library assistant Long-time residents of Pekin will remember Douglas School, an...

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