Jared L. Olar

A couple of items in the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room...

Last July this column asked the question, “What do you call that...

Pekin officially has been organized as a city since 1849. That year...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...

Here’s a chance to read an updated version of one of our...

When telling the story of Pekin’s growth and development, often the best...

This week we shine our spotlight on a book that was added...

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...

Last week we recalled President Herbert Hoover’s brief whistle stop in Pekin...

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we conclude our...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Now that we’ve completed our series reprinting...

Pekin Daily Times owner and publisher F. F. McNaughton used his daily...