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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
December 8, 2015
This week we’ll shine a spotlight on one of Pekin’s many German...
Jared L. Olar
December 4, 2015
Judging from the number of “likes” and “shares” on Facebook and Twitter,...
Jared L. Olar
November 28, 2015
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
November 28, 2015
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
November 28, 2015
Taking up again last month’s exploration of the story of Pekin’s expansion...
Jared L. Olar
November 20, 2015
The November 2015 issue of the Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society...
Jared L. Olar
November 12, 2015
Earlier this year, “From the Local History Room” explored one of Abraham...
Jared L. Olar
November 6, 2015
Among the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room resources available for study...
Jared L. Olar
October 30, 2015
Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History...
Jared L. Olar
October 27, 2015
Probably few Pekin residents have ever heard of the city’s little suburb...
Jared L. Olar
October 22, 2015
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