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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.
In the previous installment of our ongoing series on the history of...
Jared L. Olar
Continuing our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, this...
Jared L. Olar
As we have recalled the early history of the Pekin Public Library,...
Jared L. Olar
Among the big changes that came to the Pekin Public Library when...
Jared L. Olar
In our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, we...
Jared L. Olar
In recent weeks, we have looked back to the way the groundwork...
Jared L. Olar
In her 1902 account of the Pekin Public Library’s early history, Miss...
Jared L. Olar
As a part of the ongoing celebration of is 125th anniversary, the...
Jared L. Olar
After a hiatus of about a year, the Pekin Area Chamber of...
Jared L. Olar
In spotlighting the leading role of Miss Mary Gaither (1852-1945) in the...
Jared L. Olar
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