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.

Author's Articles

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