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‘State of the City’ to kick off Pekin Bicentennial Year and commemorate Pekin’s founding on Jan. 19

Pekin Mayor Mary Burress will formally inaugurate Pekin’s yearlong calendar of Bicentennial celebrations tomorrow...

A glimpse into the life of Pekin pioneer William Haines

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

Jacob Tharp’s memoir of Pekin’s founding

By Jared Olar Library assistant The founding of Pekin was due to the influx...

Who was William Don Maus?

By Jared Olar Library assistant Last month we examined some fascinating details of Pekin’s...

Courthouse time capsule refreshes memories of Pekin’s founding

By Jared Olar Library assistant Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the...

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