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.

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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

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

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

Jared L. Olar

September 21, 2016

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

Jared L. Olar

September 18, 2016

In June 2013, this column offered some guidance on how to use...

Jared L. Olar

September 16, 2016

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