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

We continue this week with our ongoing our series on Pekin’s Centennial Celebration in...

Friends of the Library celebrate 50 years

Next Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the Friends of the Pekin Public Library will gather...

Tell me about that house . . . . Part Eight

As we continue with our series on the history of the house at 405...

Pekin Public Library clock duo is now a trio

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Thanks to the generosity of Busey Bank of Pekin...

Josephine Goldsmith’s life of community service

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Among the notable names who appeared in our series...

Friends of the Library save the clocks

By Jared Olar Library Assistant As we have recalled the story of the construction...

Beautiful gifts that adorned Pekin’s Carnegie library

By Jared Olar Library Assistant In our series on the history of the Pekin...

The Tazewell Club was the gentleman’s club of 1893

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

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