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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.
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
Following on last week’s portrait of the life of Pekin Mayor Daniel...
Jared L. Olar
January 9, 2016
Among the old families of the Delavan and Hopedale areas are the...
Jared L. Olar
December 26, 2015
Last month, in an exploration of some of the lost place names...
Jared L. Olar
December 19, 2015
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
December 16, 2015
Older Pekin residents will remember the old railroad bridge that once spanned...
Jared L. Olar
December 11, 2015
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
December 8, 2015
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