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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.
When telling the story of Pekin’s growth and development, often the best...
Jared L. Olar
March 31, 2017
Last week we recalled President Herbert Hoover’s brief whistle stop in Pekin...
Jared L. Olar
March 3, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we conclude our...
Jared L. Olar
February 24, 2017
By Jared Olar Library assistant Now that we’ve completed our series reprinting...
Jared L. Olar
February 24, 2017
Pekin Daily Times owner and publisher F. F. McNaughton used his daily...
Jared L. Olar
February 17, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
February 14, 2017
Pekin Daily Times owner and publisher F. F. McNaughton used his daily...
Jared L. Olar
February 10, 2017
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
February 7, 2017
Pekin Daily Times owner and publisher F. F. McNaughton used his daily...
Jared L. Olar
February 3, 2017
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