Peoria Freedom & Remembrance Memorial Park

Pekin and Tazewell County were well represented at the 2024 Illinois State Historical Society...

The final resting place of Nance Legins-Costley’s eldest child now has a monument, thanks...

Three special days of honor in Peoria and Pekin this month culminated Saturday, 17...

As we mentioned here a little over two weeks ago, some special Juneteenth-related events...

A formal opening ceremony is drawing nearer for a new memorial park honoring more...

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

Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...

The two Illinois State Historical Markers for the Freedom & Remembrance Memorial that were...

A great deal of progress has been made in the effort to create the...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant It was two summers ago that “From the History...