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This week we conclude our outline of the descendants of Nancy (Hurst)...
Jared L. Olar
June 5, 2025
This week we continue our outline pedigree of the descendants of Peter...
Jared L. Olar
May 29, 2025
Next month, Tazewell County will celebrate Juneteenth with a program on Thursday,...
Jared L. Olar
May 22, 2025
Numbered among the notable businessmen of Pekin’s “Gilded Age” was John William...
Jared L. Olar
May 15, 2025
Historian and author Carl Adams of Maryland, known for his research on...
Jared L. Olar
May 8, 2025
Adding to the honors conferred on them by the Illinois State Historical...
Jared L. Olar
May 1, 2025
This week, on Friday evening, 25 April 2025, in commemoration of this...
Jared L. Olar
April 22, 2025
Almost two years after the formal dedication of a memorial park honoring...
Jared L. Olar
April 17, 2025
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