Our Bicentennial series on the history of Pekin continues this week with the account...
Four years ago, “From the History Room” shone the spotlight on William Henry Costley,...
Following up on our recent accounts of how Pekin became an incorporated town in...
It was less than a decade from the creation of the Illinois Territory in...
In the course of our survey of the events of history that led to...
Viewers of the the PBS genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” hosted by American historian...
The British had possession of the Illinois Country for a mere 12 years when...
Previously in this column, we reviewed the period from the early 1600s to 1763,...
When French missionaries and explorers first came to the Illinois Country in the 1600s,...
As Illinois’ yearlong bicentennial celebrations commence this weekend, starting with this installment of “From...
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