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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 past decades, it was the practice for a community’s newspapers to...
Jared L. Olar
June 12, 2020
One of the most valuable and useful features of Charles C. Chapman’s...
Jared L. Olar
June 5, 2020
Last week in this column, we surveyed the African-American population of Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
May 29, 2020
Continuing our review of what historical records can tell us of 19th-century...
Jared L. Olar
May 22, 2020
Recently this column reviewed the known black families who lived in Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
May 15, 2020
Two of Pekin’s community service organizations – the Pekin Rotary and Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
May 7, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
April 24, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
April 17, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
April 11, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
April 3, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
March 27, 2020
Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention the Tazewell County...
Jared L. Olar
March 20, 2020
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