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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.
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
June 24, 2017
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
June 9, 2017
The summer months are when American families traditionally hit the road for...
Jared L. Olar
June 2, 2017
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
May 26, 2017
In past “From the Local History Room” columns, we have recalled the...
Jared L. Olar
May 19, 2017
Following up on our comparison last month of two old aerial views...
Jared L. Olar
May 12, 2017
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
May 5, 2017
A couple of items in the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
April 28, 2017
Last July this column asked the question, “What do you call that...
Jared L. Olar
April 21, 2017
Pekin officially has been organized as a city since 1849. That year...
Jared L. Olar
April 14, 2017
Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
April 13, 2017
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