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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.
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
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
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