W. H. Bates

The first years of Pekin’s existence coincided with a period when men and goods...

This is a revised version of one of our “From the Local History Room”...

This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates, from whom we...

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

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

For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items from the trove of William...

Last week’s column featured the Civil War discharge paper of William H. Bates of...

In early April, this column featured a Civil War-era newspaper called “The Star Spangled...

Question: What do Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates, the Hanging Judge of Andersonville,...

Recently we highlighted the somewhat tense and at times colorful relationship that noted Pekin...