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As we continue our exploration of the story of the house at 405 Willow...

This week we will begin to tell the story of the Reardon family, who...

As we saw last time, the Dietrich C. Smith family were the first to...

In this week’s continuation of the history of 405 Willow St., we will delve...

The grave of a family member of Nance Legins-Costley now has a stone marking...

Continuing the history of 405 Willow St., we will consult some old maps, drawings,...

As we continue this week with the history of 405 Willow St., let’s take...

The Pekin Public Library’s program on Saturday, 11 March 2023, about tracing a house’s...

President Abraham Lincoln’s long road to the White House began in his days as...

Among the women and men of Pekin who have risen to fortune or fame...