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.

Author's Articles

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...

Jared L. Olar

January 13, 2022

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...

Jared L. Olar

December 30, 2021

Thanks to the generosity of Busey Bank of Pekin (formerly Herget Bank),...

Jared L. Olar

December 23, 2021

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...

Jared L. Olar

December 16, 2021

Today we conclude our genealogical account of the descendants of Nance Legins-Costley...

Jared L. Olar

November 27, 2021