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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.
Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention the Tazewell County...
Jared L. Olar
March 20, 2020
This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
March 13, 2020
On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the culmination of African-American History Month,...
Jared L. Olar
March 11, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
March 6, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
February 28, 2020
This month in which we have observed President Abraham Lincoln’s 211th birthday...
Jared L. Olar
February 21, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
February 14, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
February 7, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
January 31, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
January 24, 2020
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