Her interest in local history found another outlet in a collection of 60 detailed drawings of Terre Haute buildings from before the Civil War that she made for the historical society and that were based on careful study of old photographs, drawings, descriptions, technical specifications, and interviews with local residents. She decided to publish this series in a local paper, the "Terre Haute Sunday Tribune Star", in 1941–42 as a way of broadening local knowledge about Terre Haute's architectural heritage. Peddle provided the illustrations for a 1939 book about Indiana settlers, "The Story of a Hoosier Immigration", that was based on the recollections of the lives of Peddle's great great grandparents. Peddle died in 1979. Ball State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Logan Library) hold collections of her architectural drawings, sketches, and prints from the years 1928–1967. Her prints, many of which were created as annual Christmas cards, feature the bold black lines and high contrast typical of woodcuts and linocuts. Another collection of drawings is held by the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (formerly the Rose Polytechnic Institute) in Terre Haute. Since 1999, the Indiana Architecture Foundation has given an annual architectural scholarship in her honor, the Juliet Peddle Award, that recognizes a student for "strong willingness to pioneer, being successful in breaking new ground, strong devotion and commitment to architecture, display of professionalism and perseverance, and having a kind spirit".