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‘In the Hollow of My Hand’ – Memories of the Native Peoples of Pekin and Tazewell County

While Pekin traces its origin to the 1824 arrival of Jonathan Tharp from Ohio,...

The Illinois Country under the British

By Jared Olar Library assistant Previously in this column, we reviewed the period from...

The decline of the Illiniwek

By Jared L. Olar Library assistant When French missionaries and explorers first came to...

Founding, and finding, Fort Crevecoeur

As we continue our series on the early history of Illinois, here’s a chance...

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