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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.
Continuing our series on the 1924 Pekin Centennial Celebration, this week we...
Jared L. Olar
This week’s “From the History Room” article continues our series on the...
Jared L. Olar
We continue this week with our ongoing our series on Pekin’s Centennial...
Jared L. Olar
This week we continue our series on Pekin’s celebration of its Centennial...
Jared L. Olar
As we continue our series on Pekin’s celebration of its Centennial in...
Jared L. Olar
Great crowds gathered last week for three days of memorable Pekin Bicentennial...
Jared L. Olar
A large crowd of Pekinites took time this morning to recall and...
Jared L. Olar
Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this...
Jared L. Olar
This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of...
Jared L. Olar
Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s...
Jared L. Olar
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