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John C. Flanagan House Museum is hosting a free (donations
John C. Flanagan House Museum is hosting a free (donations accepted) evening seminar by acclaimed storyteller - Sheila Arnold Jones. Brought to you by...

Quarterly Lecture Series The Surprising Civil War: How and Why
Quarterly Lecture Series The Surprising Civil War: How and Why Just About Everyone Got it Wrong. Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7 pm Peoria Riverfron...

John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was the
John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was the most successful portrait painter of his era, as well as a gifted landscape painter a...

In June, 1836, Doctor and Mrs. Alfred Castle left the state of New
In June, 1836, Doctor and Mrs. Alfred Castle left the state of New York, and came to Peoria, Illinois, making the journey in a one horse buggy. Soon a...

Edwards is best known to the present generation as a preacher of
Edwards is best known to the present generation as a preacher of hell fire. The particular reason for this seems to lie in a single sermon [“Sinners...

As a proponent of immediate emancipation who condemned the United
As a proponent of immediate emancipation who condemned the United States Constitution as a pro slavery document, William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879),...

Formerly featured at the Flanagan House Museum, now on display at
Formerly featured at the Flanagan House Museum, now on display at the Speakeasy Art Center, 353 Court St, Pekin, Illinois. Opening Reception on Nov. 2...