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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.
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
One of the notable residents of Pekin of times past was an...
Jared L. Olar
February 2, 2023
An undated article clipping from the Pekin Daily Times in the files...
Jared L. Olar
January 28, 2023
Among Central Illinois’ African-American veterans of the Civil War was Pvt. Edward...
Jared L. Olar
January 19, 2023
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