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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 reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
January 11, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
January 4, 2019
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
December 28, 2018
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
December 21, 2018
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
December 14, 2018
Our nation this week marked the 77th anniversary of the Empire of...
Jared L. Olar
December 7, 2018
The state of Illinois’ Bicentennial Year draws to a close this Monday,...
Jared L. Olar
November 30, 2018
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 16, 2018
Once upon a time, back in the Age of the Mississippi River...
Jared L. Olar
November 9, 2018
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 7, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
November 2, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
October 26, 2018
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