A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
Perhaps the most notable of all the Revolutionary War Patriots who are...
Jared L. Olar
October 22, 2026
Among the Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Tazewell County was Pvt. Elliot...
Jared L. Olar
October 15, 2026
While the majority of the military action during the Revolutionary War naturally...
Jared L. Olar
October 8, 2026
Following up on our nation’s celebration of its 250th birthday this Independence...
Jared L. Olar
July 30, 2026
In reviewing Pekin’s 1876 U.S. Centennial celebrations last week, we examined what...
Jared L. Olar
July 9, 2026
In an hour-long Flag Day ceremony with an atmosphere full of the...
Jared L. Olar
June 18, 2026
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Pekin Public Library presented an “America...
Jared L. Olar
June 11, 2026
About 80 people gathered at Antioch Cemetery in rural Tazewell County on...
Jared L. Olar
June 4, 2026
In keeping with this year’s celebration of the American Semiquicentennial, this month...
Jared L. Olar
May 28, 2026
Earlier this year, in preparing the Pekin Public Library’s U.S. Semiquincentennial “Portrait...
Jared L. Olar
May 14, 2026
The formation and naming of Illinois’ 102 counties, which we have been...
Jared L. Olar
April 16, 2026
In recognition of the United States of America turning 250 years old...
Jared L. Olar
January 13, 2026
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