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William H. Bates

By Jared Olar Library assistant On the last page of the very first Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library assistant In recent weeks, this column recalled two local historical...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Earlier this month, we reviewed “Early Times in Pekin...

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant During the summer, this column took the opportunity to...

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the...

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...