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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.
About a month ago we recalled the drilling of the artesian well...
Jared L. Olar
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
As announced in the Pekin Daily Times last month, Pekin’s historic Second...
Jared L. Olar
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
Of all the many wars that the United States has fought in...
Jared L. Olar
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
More than eight decades have passed since Orson Welles’ radio broadcast of...
Jared L. Olar
This is a slightly updated version of a “From the Local History...
Jared L. Olar
This is an updated version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
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