Jacob Tharp

The seed from which Pekin grew was the log cabin that pioneer settler Jonathan...

Before the formal platting and surveying of the little pioneer settlement that would be...

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

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The founding of Pekin was due to the influx...

By Jared Olar Library assistant This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William...

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant Last month, in an exploration of some of the...