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‘In the Hollow of my Hand’: Library’s Local History Room features display highlighting Native American life and culture of Central Illinois

Around the time white settlers began flooding into Tazewell County in the 1820s, Potawatomi War Chief...

The Illinois Country under the British

By Jared Olar Library assistant Previously in this column, we reviewed the period from...

The decline of the Illiniwek

By Jared L. Olar Library assistant When French missionaries and explorers first came to...

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