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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.
Where did Tazewell County’s pioneers go when they needed to have their...
Jared L. Olar
May 10, 2019
Last week we took a look at the community of Schaeferville, situated...
Jared L. Olar
May 3, 2019
Among the communities described in John Drury’s “This is Tazewell County, Illinois”...
Jared L. Olar
April 26, 2019
In an essay entitled, “The Educational Value of ‘News,’” published in the...
Jared L. Olar
April 20, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
April 12, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
April 5, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
March 29, 2019
Only in the imaginary realms of science fiction, or the whimsical cartoon...
Jared L. Olar
March 22, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
March 15, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
March 8, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
March 1, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
February 22, 2019
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