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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 an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
About nine years ago, “From the History Room” recalled the original Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
In past decades, it was the practice for a community’s newspapers to...
Jared L. Olar
One of the most valuable and useful features of Charles C. Chapman’s...
Jared L. Olar
Last week in this column, we surveyed the African-American population of Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
Continuing our review of what historical records can tell us of 19th-century...
Jared L. Olar
Recently this column reviewed the known black families who lived in Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
Two of Pekin’s community service organizations – the Pekin Rotary and Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
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