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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.
As we continue our exploration of the story of the house at...
Jared L. Olar
April 27, 2023
This week we will begin to tell the story of the Reardon...
Jared L. Olar
April 20, 2023
As we saw last time, the Dietrich C. Smith family were the...
Jared L. Olar
April 13, 2023
In this week’s continuation of the history of 405 Willow St., we...
Jared L. Olar
April 6, 2023
The grave of a family member of Nance Legins-Costley now has a...
Jared L. Olar
April 3, 2023
Continuing the history of 405 Willow St., we will consult some old...
Jared L. Olar
March 30, 2023
As we continue this week with the history of 405 Willow St.,...
Jared L. Olar
March 23, 2023
The Pekin Public Library’s program on Saturday, 11 March 2023, about tracing...
Jared L. Olar
March 16, 2023
President Abraham Lincoln’s long road to the White House began in his...
Jared L. Olar
March 9, 2023
The late Christal Dagit (1943-2019) was long-time president of the Tazewell County...
Jared L. Olar
March 2, 2023
Among the women and men of Pekin who have risen to fortune...
Jared L. Olar
February 16, 2023
One of Pekin’s community leaders in the latter part of the 1800s...
Jared L. Olar
February 9, 2023
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