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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.
Picking up once more on our series of profiles of Tazewell County’s...
Jared L. Olar
The metropolitan areas and larger cities of the U.S. naturally serve as...
Jared L. Olar
Where did Tazewell County’s pioneers go when they needed to have their...
Jared L. Olar
Last week we took a look at the community of Schaeferville, situated...
Jared L. Olar
Among the communities described in John Drury’s “This is Tazewell County, Illinois”...
Jared L. Olar
In an essay entitled, “The Educational Value of ‘News,’” published in the...
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
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
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