Jared L. Olar

Vast numbers of pioneers trekked their way to the Pacific Northwest in...

Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the 192 years since...

All available records indicate that when the founders of Pekin gave their...

Just a few blocks south of Pekin Community High School’s Memorial Stadium...

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

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

Twice before in this column space, we have spotlighted the life and...

For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items from the trove...

Last week’s column featured the Civil War discharge paper of William H....

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

In early April, this column featured a Civil War-era newspaper called “The...

This week we recall the life of one of Pekin’s World War...