Henry Hobart Cole

About a month ago we recalled the drilling of the artesian well in the...

This is a revised and expanded version of a “From the Local History Room”...

Earlier this month, we reviewed “Early Times in Pekin and Tazewell County,” an essay...

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

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

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

For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items from the trove of William...

Note: Archivists and historians in Missouri recently contacted the Pekin Public Library with information...