Black History
By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator The decade of the Sixties was...
As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black History Month,...
Pekin
As Pekin has now entered its Bicentennial Year, it’s good to recall that 100...
By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention...
By Jared Olar Library assistant “Citizens of Pekin, here your daily is!” With these...
This is an updated version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room columns, first...