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”...

By Jared Olar Library assistant This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William...

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,...

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...

By Jared Olar Library assistant In early April, this column featured a Civil War-era...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Question: What do Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates,...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently we highlighted the somewhat tense and at times...