A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
Perhaps the most notable of all the Revolutionary War Patriots who are...
Jared L. Olar
October 22, 2026
For Tazewell County, the Juneteenth holiday during the American Semiquincentennial year of...
Jared L. Olar
June 25, 2026
During this year of the U.S. Semiquincentennial, it is an opportune time...
Jared L. Olar
February 19, 2026
Historian and author Carl Adams of Maryland, known for his research on...
Jared L. Olar
May 8, 2025
As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black...
Jared L. Olar
February 8, 2024
Previous articles here at “From the History Room” have told the story...
Jared L. Olar
July 6, 2023
With special Juneteenth-related events planned next week that will honor the memory...
Jared L. Olar
June 8, 2023
In June and July this summer “From the History Room” devoted some...
Jared L. Olar
December 1, 2022
In September 2013 and January 2014, we recalled a dramatic story that...
Jared L. Olar
July 14, 2022
Last week we reviewed the history of the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry,...
Jared L. Olar
June 16, 2022
Recently this column reviewed the known black families who lived in Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
May 15, 2020
One of the oldest unincorporated communities in Tazewell County is the village...
Jared L. Olar
June 21, 2019
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