1952 Dee-Mack High School Graduates.- Contributed by Michele Hoque as the April 2022 Mystery Photos..
Identified by classmate Dallas Embry and Brenda (did not supply full name)
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1953 – Junior High State Basketball Championship – Washington Junior High (Pekin)
Parade on Court Street in Pekin celebrating Washington Junior High School as Champions 1953 Illinois State Basketball Tournament.
Originally posted as April 2023 Mystery Photos. Identified by an anonymous member.
1954/1955 – Julie Warren’s Birthday
Julie Warren’s Birthday Party circa 1954-1955 – held at Julie’s home, Pekin, Illinois – The girls were asked to come dressed as their mothers. Originally posted as the December 2022 Mystery Photo,
1959 – Pekin Fire Department
Originally posted as the April 2019 Mystery Photo.
Our thanks to Joe Weghorst for naming all the firemen in the photo.
1983 – Pekin United Way Campaign
Pekin United Way board members and volunteers adding up the progress in the 1983 campaign.
Originally posted as May 2024 Mystery Photo. Identified by Keith McKeever, Executive Director of Pekin United Way (2024)
2021 – Marge Sevier & the creation of World War II Remembrances
Chicago Tribune posts article on November 11, 2021 on member Marge Sevier & the creation ofTazewell County WWII Remembrances
2023 – Illinois State Genealogical Society Underground Railroad Award
TCGHS was awarded the Illinois State Genealogical Society 2023 Community Service Award for our Underground Railroad Conductor Recognition Project.
2023 – Illinois State Historical Society Underground Railroad Award
TCGHS was given the Illinois State Historical Society 2023 Best of Illinois History Award for our Underground Railroad Conductor Recognition Project.
2023 – Upgrade Shelving in TCGHS Library
In 2023, we upgraded our static book shelving to high-capacity mobile shelving, allowing us to utilize the space formerly lost to the aisles between our fixed shelving units – almost doubling our linear shelving space. See how we did it.
2024 – Celebrating the Last of the Greatest Generation
On May 27, 2024, the Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center at Morton High School hosted Celebrating the Last of the Greatest Generation to honor the last 16 living Tazewell County WWII Veterans.
2024 – Illinois State Historical Society The Monthly Award
TCGHS was given the Illinois State Historical Society 2023 Best of Illinois History Award for The Monthly.
2024 – Illinois State Historical Society Nance Costley Park Award
TCGHS was given the Illinois State Historical Society 2024 Best of Illinois History Award for the Nance Legins-Costley/William Henry Costley Memorial Park..
