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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.
During Pekin’s Juneteenth celebration last month, a crowd gathered downtown to witness...
Jared L. Olar
July 13, 2023
Previous articles here at “From the History Room” have told the story...
Jared L. Olar
July 6, 2023
To mark the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in July,...
Jared L. Olar
June 29, 2023
Three special days of honor in Peoria and Pekin this month culminated...
Jared L. Olar
June 19, 2023
As Pekin prepares to celebrate Juneteenth with two special events on Friday...
Jared L. Olar
June 15, 2023
With special Juneteenth-related events planned next week that will honor the memory...
Jared L. Olar
June 8, 2023
As we mentioned here a little over two weeks ago, some special...
Jared L. Olar
June 1, 2023
Almost 45 years after Tazewell County’s collection of Civil War artifacts were...
Jared L. Olar
May 25, 2023
In our tenth and final installment of our series on researching the...
Jared L. Olar
May 18, 2023
A formal opening ceremony is drawing nearer for a new memorial park...
Jared L. Olar
May 15, 2023
Last week we saw that after the elder Judge Reardon passed away...
Jared L. Olar
May 11, 2023
As we continue with our series on the history of the house...
Jared L. Olar
May 4, 2023
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