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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.
The Black Hawk War of 1832 is a significant moment in Illinois...
Jared L. Olar
October 28, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
October 25, 2016
One of the publications in the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
October 21, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
October 18, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
October 15, 2016
A few weeks ago this column spotlighted the old Smith Wagon Company...
Jared L. Olar
October 14, 2016
During the summer, this column took the opportunity to feature a number...
Jared L. Olar
October 7, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
October 4, 2016
Students of the bygone days of Pekin will readily recognize the name...
Jared L. Olar
September 30, 2016
With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our...
Jared L. Olar
September 27, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
September 26, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
September 23, 2016
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