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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.
A large crowd of Pekinites took time this morning to recall and...
Jared L. Olar
July 4, 2024
Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this...
Jared L. Olar
July 3, 2024
This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of...
Jared L. Olar
June 27, 2024
Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s...
Jared L. Olar
June 20, 2024
As Pekin continues its Bicentennial events throughout this year, the Pekin Public...
Jared L. Olar
June 15, 2024
By Linda Mace, Library assistant (retired),and Jared L. Olar, Local History Program...
Jared L. Olar
June 13, 2024
Since the latter 1990s, the 515 Court St. building has been the...
Jared L. Olar
June 7, 2024
In the past century and a half, several bridges have spanned the...
Jared L. Olar
June 6, 2024
With its fine, historic marble façade, the Kriegsman Dunn law office at...
Jared L. Olar
June 4, 2024
The story of 408 Court St. begins about 1870, when German immigrant...
Jared L. Olar
May 30, 2024
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