Pekin Bicentennial

The first years of Pekin’s existence coincided with a period when men and goods...

As we recalled last week, the same year that Pekin voted to incorporate as...

In our previous installment in our Pekin Bicentennial series we reviewed the story of how...

Our Bicentennial series on the history of Pekin continues this week with the account...

In a previous post here, we looked into the historical accounts and legends of how...

The first 19 years of Pekin’s history cover the period when our community was...

As we continue our Bicentennial series on Pekin’s history, this week we will revisit...

In previous installments of our ongoing Pekin Bicentennial series, we have recalled the earliest...

For this third in our series of Pekin Bicentennial Black History Month articles, we’ll...

By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator The decade of the Sixties was...