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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.
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
March 9, 2016
The death of retired physical education teacher and coach Gerald R. “Jerry”...
Jared L. Olar
March 4, 2016
Many people would find that the 1888 Pekin City Code makes for...
Jared L. Olar
February 26, 2016
This column usually features resources from the Pekin Public Library’s Local History...
Jared L. Olar
February 20, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
February 16, 2016
One of the most important standard reference works on the early history...
Jared L. Olar
February 13, 2016
Later this month, the nation will observe Monday, Feb. 15, the third...
Jared L. Olar
February 5, 2016
One of the items in the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room...
Jared L. Olar
January 29, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
January 25, 2016
The year 1827 was a pretty important one in Tazewell County history...
Jared L. Olar
January 22, 2016
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
January 19, 2016
Recently we highlighted the somewhat tense and at times colorful relationship that...
Jared L. Olar
January 15, 2016
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