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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.
One of the most prominent of Pekin’s community leaders in the earliest...
Jared L. Olar
July 28, 2022
In September 2013 and January 2014, we recalled a dramatic story that...
Jared L. Olar
July 14, 2022
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 7, 2022
Last week we told the story of how Nance Legins-Costley became one...
Jared L. Olar
June 30, 2022
Earlier this year, another important part of the life of Nance Legins-Costley...
Jared L. Olar
June 23, 2022
Last week we reviewed the history of the 29th U.S. Colored Infantry,...
Jared L. Olar
June 16, 2022
With the approach of the Juneteenth holiday, it is a fitting time...
Jared L. Olar
June 9, 2022
The 1870-71 Sellers & Bates Pekin City Directory has a duplicate entry...
Jared L. Olar
June 2, 2022
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
May 25, 2022
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
May 12, 2022
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