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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 slightly revised version of one of our “From the...
Jared L. Olar
June 8, 2018
Previously in our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we saw how the controversy...
Jared L. Olar
June 1, 2018
Following up on our recent accounts of how Pekin became an incorporated...
Jared L. Olar
May 25, 2018
In recent installments of our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we have recalled...
Jared L. Olar
May 18, 2018
This is a revised version of one of our “From the Local...
Jared L. Olar
May 11, 2018
This is a revised version of one of our “From the Local...
Jared L. Olar
May 4, 2018
This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the...
Jared L. Olar
April 27, 2018
The founding of Pekin was due to the influx of settlers of...
Jared L. Olar
April 13, 2018
A total of 84 Illinois counties were organized from 1790 (when Illinois...
Jared L. Olar
April 6, 2018
On Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will...
Jared L. Olar
March 30, 2018
This week we’ll continue with our review of the names of the...
Jared L. Olar
March 23, 2018
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