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:
- 1910’s – Cassandra Carpenter Fuhrman
September 24, 2021
- 1862 – James Anson Williams
September 9, 2021
- 1906 – John G. Heisel & Lillian Heisel
September 9, 2021
- 1915 – Sarah Jane Prettyman Smith
September 9, 2021
- 1892 – Maria Schrock
September 7, 2021
- 1891 – Jacob & Elizabeth Fischer
September 7, 2021
- 1908 – Samuel & Daisy Rollings
September 7, 2021
- 1900’s – James F. Rollings
September 7, 2021
- 1850’s – William & Phebe Hodgson
September 7, 2021
- 1959 – Pekin Fire Department
August 26, 2021
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 to inclement weather and worldwide pandemics) – any unscheduled closing will be listed prominently on this page. 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.
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!
Membership Dues are Changing!
TCGHS dues have not been raised since 2006. Unfortunately, many of the the society's expenses (paper, postage, utilities, etc.) have doubled (sometimes tripled) in the last 15 years.
Reluctantly, the membership voted at the August meeting to increase dues starting in 2022 as follows:
| Regular | Family | Charter | Charter Family |
| $25 | $28 | $20 | $25 |
Any new member joining after September 30th will be enrolled as a 2022 member.
We thank you for your past support!
The Monthly Newsletter1978-2010 IssuesSurname Index Added!
Since the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society was founded in 1978, the Society has published a newsletter every month—simply titled The Monthly. The Monthly contains society news & events, historical articles, family histories, newspaper transcriptions, photos, obits, queries, etc.
We have created a searchable index containing every surname mentioned in the 1978-2010 issues of The Monthly. Additional years will be added in the future.
Back issues of The Monthly are available for purchase or we also have a copy service if you only want a few pages.
Now Taking Orders
Annual Terri Lynn Nut & Candy FundraiserPlace your Order by October 5!
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!
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 5. Delivery will be in late October/early November. We ask you pick up your orders by November 30.
No orders will be processed until payment has been received!
We will only be placing one order this year so there will be minimal 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 2021 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 2021 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 the Mystery Photos we have posted over the past several months! Perhaps you can identify one of them.
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