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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.
Last month we examined some fascinating details of Pekin’s founding that were...
Jared L. Olar
August 19, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
August 12, 2016
The Tazewell County Courthouse in downtown Pekin celebrated its 100th birthday just...
Jared L. Olar
August 12, 2016
Vast numbers of pioneers trekked their way to the Pacific Northwest in...
Jared L. Olar
August 5, 2016
Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the 192 years since...
Jared L. Olar
July 29, 2016
All available records indicate that when the founders of Pekin gave their...
Jared L. Olar
July 22, 2016
Just a few blocks south of Pekin Community High School’s Memorial Stadium...
Jared L. Olar
July 15, 2016
Twice before in this column space, we have spotlighted the life and...
Jared L. Olar
June 24, 2016
For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items from the trove...
Jared L. Olar
June 17, 2016
Last week’s column featured the Civil War discharge paper of William H....
Jared L. Olar
June 10, 2016
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