A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
Here at “From the History Room,” we have often cited and discussed...
Jared L. Olar
February 26, 2026
Just last week, the Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin celebrated...
Jared L. Olar
August 28, 2025
This week, on Friday evening, 25 April 2025, in commemoration of this...
Jared L. Olar
April 22, 2025
A major milestone in the history of Pekin communications was reached on...
Jared L. Olar
February 13, 2025
Continuing our series on the 1924 Pekin Centennial Celebration, this week we...
Jared L. Olar
August 22, 2024
Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this...
Jared L. Olar
July 3, 2024
This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of...
Jared L. Olar
June 27, 2024
Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s...
Jared L. Olar
June 20, 2024
Long a pillar of Pekin’s community life, the Pekin YWCA at 315...
Jared L. Olar
May 21, 2024
By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator The decade of the...
Jared L. Olar
February 15, 2024
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 7, 2022
This week we reach the point in the history of the Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
July 8, 2021
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