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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.
This week we draw near to the conclusion of our series on...
Jared L. Olar
September 19, 2024
The Pekin Daily Times coverage of the third and final day of...
Jared L. Olar
September 12, 2024
Our ongoing series on Pekin’s 1924 Centennial Celebration has now reached the...
Jared L. Olar
September 5, 2024
As we continue our series on Pekin’s 1924 Centennial Celebration, this week...
Jared L. Olar
August 29, 2024
Continuing our series on the 1924 Pekin Centennial Celebration, this week we...
Jared L. Olar
August 22, 2024
This week’s “From the History Room” article continues our series on the...
Jared L. Olar
August 14, 2024
We continue this week with our ongoing our series on Pekin’s Centennial...
Jared L. Olar
August 8, 2024
This week we continue our series on Pekin’s celebration of its Centennial...
Jared L. Olar
August 2, 2024
As we continue our series on Pekin’s celebration of its Centennial in...
Jared L. Olar
July 18, 2024
Great crowds gathered last week for three days of memorable Pekin Bicentennial...
Jared L. Olar
July 11, 2024
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