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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
December 27, 2019
A query regarding the automobile dealerships that once plied their trade in...
Jared L. Olar
December 20, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
December 13, 2019
About a month ago we recalled the drilling of the artesian well...
Jared L. Olar
December 6, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 29, 2019
As announced in the Pekin Daily Times last month, Pekin’s historic Second...
Jared L. Olar
November 22, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 20, 2019
Of all the many wars that the United States has fought in...
Jared L. Olar
November 15, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 8, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 1, 2019
More than eight decades have passed since Orson Welles’ radio broadcast of...
Jared L. Olar
October 25, 2019
This is a slightly updated version of a “From the Local History...
Jared L. Olar
October 18, 2019
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