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.

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

Jared L. Olar

January 1, 2021

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

Jared L. Olar

December 24, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

December 17, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

December 10, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

December 3, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

November 27, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

November 21, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

November 14, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

November 5, 2020

The date was Aug. 4, 1964. The time was just before noon....

Jared L. Olar

October 29, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

October 22, 2020

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

Jared L. Olar

October 15, 2020

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