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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 our series on the history of the Pekin Public Library, we...
Jared L. Olar
May 6, 2021
In recent weeks, we have looked back to the way the groundwork...
Jared L. Olar
April 29, 2021
In her 1902 account of the Pekin Public Library’s early history, Miss...
Jared L. Olar
April 22, 2021
As a part of the ongoing celebration of is 125th anniversary, the...
Jared L. Olar
April 21, 2021
After a hiatus of about a year, the Pekin Area Chamber of...
Jared L. Olar
April 20, 2021
In spotlighting the leading role of Miss Mary Gaither (1852-1945) in the...
Jared L. Olar
April 15, 2021
Last week in our series on the history of the Pekin Public...
Jared L. Olar
April 8, 2021
In our series recalling the history of the Pekin Public Library, we...
Jared L. Olar
April 1, 2021
In our ongoing series on the history of the Pekin Public Library,...
Jared L. Olar
March 25, 2021
As we continue the story of the early history of Pekin’s library,...
Jared L. Olar
March 18, 2021
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