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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.
This is a “From the Local History Room” column that first appeared...
Jared L. Olar
This is a revised and expanded version of a “From the Local...
Jared L. Olar
Our survey of the unincorporated communities of Tazewell County, with our focus...
Jared L. Olar
As we near the completion of our series on Tazewell County’s unincorporated...
Jared L. Olar
Two weeks ago we spotlighted the unincorporated village of Dillon, seat of...
Jared L. Olar
Long before people looked to the Internet and television as a convenient...
Jared L. Olar
As we continue our series on Tazewell County’s unincorporated communities, this week...
Jared L. Olar
Having reviewed the history of Boynton Township last week, and spotlighted that...
Jared L. Olar
In highlighting Tazewell County’s unincorporated communities, recently we saw that, despite its...
Jared L. Olar
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