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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.
On Friday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m., in the Pekin Public Library...
Jared L. Olar
August 31, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
August 22, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
August 17, 2018
Not even two whole generations had elapsed since Illinois’ admission as the...
Jared L. Olar
August 9, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
August 3, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
July 27, 2018
In looking back over more than two centuries of history in Illinois,...
Jared L. Olar
July 20, 2018
This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room”...
Jared L. Olar
July 13, 2018
On Friday, July 6, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will...
Jared L. Olar
June 29, 2018
As previously noted in this column, the city of Pekin was established...
Jared L. Olar
June 22, 2018
The opening of Illinois’ Bicentennial Year A.D. 2017-2018 was marked across the...
Jared L. Olar
June 15, 2018
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