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Pekin in 1924: a city celebrates its centennial (Part Seven)

Continuing our series on the 1924 Pekin Centennial Celebration, this week we present an...

Pekin in 1924: A city celebrates its centennial

Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this weekend, with...

The story of the Pekin YWCA – 315 Buena Vista Ave.

Long a pillar of Pekin’s community life, the Pekin YWCA at 315 Buena Vista...

Laying of the new Pekin library and Dirksen Center cornerstone

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Last week we recalled the visit of U.S. President...

President Ford dedicates the new Dirksen Center and library

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This week we reach the point in the history...

President Nixon dedicates cornerstone of new Pekin library and Dirksen Center

By Jared Olar Library Assistant As construction proceeded in 1973 on the new Pekin...

William Gaither, Tazewell County treasurer

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

Hubert Ropp: ‘born genius,’ ‘celebrated man’

By Jared Olar Library assistant An accomplished and talented artist’s framed watercolor that was...

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