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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 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
In the last few weeks we have recalled how Tazewell County was...
Jared L. Olar
March 16, 2018
This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the...
Jared L. Olar
March 9, 2018
After Illinois achieved statehood, new settlers poured into central Illinois throughout the...
Jared L. Olar
March 2, 2018
On Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will...
Jared L. Olar
February 23, 2018
It was less than a decade from the creation of the Illinois...
Jared L. Olar
February 16, 2018
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