PEORIA MAGAZINE November 2022

C A T E R P I L L A R F A M I L Y D A Y O C T O B E R 1 , 2 0 2 2 P E O R I A R I V E R F R O N T

1 2 5 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y G A L A C E L E B R A T I O N O C T O B E R 2 , 2 0 2 2 T H E C O U N T R Y C L U B O F P E O R I A

1 A celebration 125 years in the making was held at the Peoria Country Club, which opened in 1897.

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Photos: 1. Actors portrayed the following Peoria County Club members at the turn of the 20th century: Bertha Heidrich Miles (left), William S. Miles (center), President Teddy Roosevelt, and Julie Miles Birks. Gala hostess Terry Best is second from left 2. Colleen Cassidy Pearl and John Pearl wedding photo, July 5, 1952. Daughters (L to R) Linda Kepple, Lisa Whitten, Lesley Vonachen and Laurie Pearl. More than 50 descendants of the Cassidy, Pearl and Vonachen families are members of CCP today

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