William Henry Costley

Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s observance of...

Pekin and Tazewell County were well represented at the 2024 Illinois State Historical Society...

The final resting place of Nance Legins-Costley’s eldest child now has a monument, thanks...

For this third in our series of Pekin Bicentennial Black History Month articles, we’ll...

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black History Month,...

Three special days of honor in Peoria and Pekin this month culminated Saturday, 17...

The grave of a family member of Nance Legins-Costley now has a stone marking...

Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...

In June and July this summer “From the History Room” devoted some attention to...

In recent years, the lives of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892) and her family have become...