Abraham Lincoln

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

Note: Archivists and historians in Missouri recently contacted the Pekin Public Library with information...

Earlier this year, “From the Local History Room” explored one of Abraham Lincoln’s historically...

This week we revisit once more the life of “Black Nance” Legins-Costley of Pekin,...

This week we revisit the first military engagement of the Black Hawk War of...