Tazewell County history

By Jared Olar Library assistant The Black Hawk War of 1832 is a significant...

By Jared Olar Library assistant One of the publications in the Pekin Public Library’s...

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History Room columns,...

By Jared Olar Library assistant In June 2013, this column offered some guidance on...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The Tazewell County Courthouse in downtown Pekin celebrated its...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Vast numbers of pioneers trekked their way to the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant All available records indicate that when the founders of...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Twice before in this column space, we have spotlighted...

By Jared Olar Library assistant For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Last week’s column featured the Civil War discharge paper...