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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.
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 15, 2020
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