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Local History Program Coordinator at the Pekin Public Library. I oversee the library’s local history room collection, write a weekly local history column/weblog for the library, and present local history programs at the library and in the community.
In days gone by, well before the Surgeon General’s warnings about the...
Jared L. Olar
October 5, 2023
The building at 437 Court St. – known to longtime Pekin residents...
Jared L. Olar
September 28, 2023
Ongoing research into the family of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892) has recently uncovered...
Jared L. Olar
September 21, 2023
With last week’s collapse and emergency demolition of the western section of...
Jared L. Olar
September 14, 2023
Back in May of this year, a collection of 1924 and 1925...
Jared L. Olar
September 7, 2023
Though Pekin has already lost much of the buildings lining its Courthouse...
Jared L. Olar
August 31, 2023
Sunday this week was the 174th anniversary of Pekin’s vote to incorporate...
Jared L. Olar
August 24, 2023
Last Saturday morning, Aug. 12, the Tazewell County Courthouse hosted a celebration...
Jared L. Olar
August 17, 2023
Those who patronize Maquet’s Rail House at 221 Court St. not only...
Jared L. Olar
August 10, 2023
By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator Here at “From the...
Jared L. Olar
August 3, 2023
This week we’ll review the life of Henry Chase (c.1830-1882), who married...
Jared L. Olar
July 27, 2023
Over the next two weeks at “From the History Room” we’ll present...
Jared L. Olar
July 20, 2023
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