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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.
One of the oldest unincorporated communities in Tazewell County is the village...
Jared L. Olar
June 21, 2019
Four years ago, “From the History Room” shone the spotlight on William...
Jared L. Olar
June 15, 2019
One of Tazewell County’s older unincorporated communities has a history that reaches...
Jared L. Olar
June 7, 2019
This is a reprint (with corrections and updates) of a “From the...
Jared L. Olar
June 3, 2019
Picking up once more on our series of profiles of Tazewell County’s...
Jared L. Olar
May 31, 2019
The metropolitan areas and larger cities of the U.S. naturally serve as...
Jared L. Olar
May 24, 2019
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
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