Gideon Rupert

As we recalled last week, the same year that Pekin voted to incorporate as...

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

By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator Here at “From the History Room”...

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

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

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant After Illinois achieved statehood, new settlers poured into central...

By Jared Olar Library assistant All available records indicate that when the founders of...

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