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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.
Many Pekinites will remember the former Pekin Mall with some fondness, and...
Jared L. Olar
August 13, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
August 7, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 31, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 24, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 17, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
July 10, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
June 26, 2020
About nine years ago, “From the History Room” recalled the original Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
June 19, 2020
In past decades, it was the practice for a community’s newspapers to...
Jared L. Olar
June 12, 2020
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