Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society
“…increasing and enriching public knowledge of our heritage”
Ehrlicher Research Center
719 N. Eleventh Street
Pekin, Illinois
(309) 477-3044
Mailing Address:
PO Box 312
Pekin, Illinois 61555-0312
| Monday | Thursday |
| 9:00 am-1:00 pm | 9:00 am-1:00 pm |
| Tuesday | Friday |
| 9:00 am-1:00 pm | 9:00 am-1:00 pm |
| 7:00 pm-9:00 pm | |
| Wednesday | Sunday |
| 9:00 am-4:30 pm | 2:00 pm-4:30pm |
Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library! Visitors to our library have free access to many millions of additional digital images on the FamilySearch website than they can access from home.
Upcoming Events
A Historical Tidbit is a
short Tazewell County related article.
It could be a 5 or 6 page story but could be as simple as a
family photo, letter, or document.
If you have a Tazewell County related article, photo, letter, or document you’d like to share, here’s how to make a submission.
Here's the latest ten additions & modifications:
- 1949 – Roy & Florence Williams 50th Wedding Anniversary
August 15, 2022
- 1933 – Pendergast Inn
July 21, 2022
- 1904 – Kiblinger & Merchenthaler Grocery
May 9, 2022
- 1844 – Old Horshor Mill
May 9, 2022
- 1929 – Horse Drawn Illinois River Ferry
May 9, 2022
- 1878 – Bird’s Eye View of Delavan
May 9, 2022
- 1900’s – William Rufus Hammer
April 30, 2022
- 1952 – Deer Creek-Mackinaw High Graduates
April 30, 2022
- 1879 – Daisy & Grace Reed
April 19, 2022
- 1880’s – Photographer H.H. Cole
April 3, 2022
Browse entire
Historical Tidbits
Collection
If you have a
Tazewell County related
article, photo, letter, or document
you’d like to share,
here’s how to make a submission.
Welcome to theTazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society!
The Society was established in 1978 to “stimulate interest; to collect, preserve, and safeguard records; and to provide related educational services for the purpose of increasing and enriching public knowledge of our heritage.”
Our library is staffed with one or more trained volunteer genealogists. Our collection currently contains almost 13,000 volumes.
Unexpected closings can occur but are very rare (usually due to inclement weather and, recently, worldwide pandemics) – if in doubt, call us at 309 477-3044 before leaving home. If you are coming through town and can't stop by during our normal hours, email us in advance and we'll try to make arrangements to meet you at the library.
Our meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Our monthly meeting starts with a one hour presentation about a genealogical or historical subject followed by a short business meeting. The public is welcome to attend any of our meetings/presentations. Many of our meetings may be attended virtually via Zoom - again, the public is welcome!
But we do encourage you to consider joining the Society - annual dues are just $25 for an individual or $28 for a family (two individuals living at same address). Here's how to join!
A good way to get a general idea of what's available here on tcghs.org is to review our website map. Thanks for stopping by!
Annual Terri Lynn Nut & Candy Fundraiser
Last Day to Order is October 4!
Place your Order Today!
Our fall Terri Lynn premium nuts and candies sale has started!! With products that range from Dark Chocolate Cranberries to Giant Pecans to Deluxe Mixed Nuts, you are sure to find the perfect item for snacks, baking, and holiday gifts!
Unfortunately, we must report that Terri Lynn has discontinued Dried Apricots, Mixed Chocolate Cranberries, and Mint Melt-aways from their selection.
Download, look over, and fill out your order form now. Not online? Call us at 309-477-3044, or pick a form up at the library during normal hours.
Orders with payment should be in by October 4. Delivery will be in late October/early November. No orders will be processed until payment has been received!
We will only be placing one order this year so there will be very little unordered stock left over. So, if you want nuts this season, please make your order now! There will be no follow-up orders!
Thank you for your continued support of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society!
October 2022 Mystery Photos Posted!
Unfortunately, we have many photographs in our collection that are undated with unnamed persons taken at an unknown location. We have dubbed these as our Mystery Photo Collection
We publish one or more photographs each month in The Monthly newsletter and on our website. All additional details we have accompany each photo. Click on photo to see it full-size!
Here's the mystery photos from the October 2022 issue of The Monthly:
Please contact us even if you are not 100% sure of your information—sometimes a tiny tidbit can lead to big results! Thanks for your help!
Also, take a look at all the Mystery Photos we have posted in the past! Perhaps you can identify one of them.
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