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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 version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
October 11, 2019
This is a “From the Local History Room” column that first appeared...
Jared L. Olar
October 4, 2019
This is a revised and expanded version of a “From the Local...
Jared L. Olar
September 27, 2019
Our survey of the unincorporated communities of Tazewell County, with our focus...
Jared L. Olar
September 20, 2019
As we near the completion of our series on Tazewell County’s unincorporated...
Jared L. Olar
September 13, 2019
Two weeks ago we spotlighted the unincorporated village of Dillon, seat of...
Jared L. Olar
September 6, 2019
Long before people looked to the Internet and television as a convenient...
Jared L. Olar
August 30, 2019
As we continue our series on Tazewell County’s unincorporated communities, this week...
Jared L. Olar
August 23, 2019
Having reviewed the history of Boynton Township last week, and spotlighted that...
Jared L. Olar
August 16, 2019
In highlighting Tazewell County’s unincorporated communities, recently we saw that, despite its...
Jared L. Olar
August 2, 2019
As we continue our series on Tazewell County’s unincorporated communities, this week...
Jared L. Olar
August 1, 2019
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