Welcome to the PRMS Web site.  This Web site was developed with the intent of promoting both our society and an interest in artifacts and history in the Peoria, Illinois area. 

 

We are a not-for-profit organization.  We are a  member of the Peoria Area Arts and Sciences Council and the Museum Collaboration Group which is responsible for the development of the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

 

Browse through our Web site.  Take a look at the listing of artifacts that we maintain and display.  Read about our scholarship program.  Read the stories of the acquisitions of the Duryea Trap and the Old 886 locomotive.  Check out our links to sites related to history and industry in the central Illinois area.