Hehmeyers left imprints on local business climate
The Hehmeyer family is pictured in front of their house, which is located on what was once known as Lot 45 of the Hehmeyer Subdivision....
South River Township agricultural land owners, May 1901
Sadie Withers poses in front of her house at Withers Mill. Photo used for illustration in this story. Taxpayers in South River township,...
Agricultural land owners Miller Township, Marion County, Mo. 1901
Photo used for illustration; Rigney family photo collection. Miller Township acreage 1901 Reprinted from the Palmyra Spectator May 8,...
Southwestern cattlemen boarded at Stockyards Hotel in Oakwood
This undated newspaper clipping shows the old Stockyards Hotel, which served southwestern cattlemen in the 1870s, 1880s and beyond. Stock...
Fettes transformed farm into model apple orchard
Jennie Fette. Source: AncestryUK, johndouglas955 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Jennie May Dubach was welcomed into the family of David and Emmaline...
Dr. Lucke looked over health concerns of Marion County
Dr. Lucke is pictured leaving the Maddox house on Hope Street in Hannibal in 1947. He had affixed a quarantine sign to the front door...
An engineering mind kept Flem Ellis’ life interesting
In 1895, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad tracks cut a diagonal line across the Charles F. Ellis’ farm, located near Barkley...
Dr. Fred Vernette left a unique legacy when he passed in 1904
This photo, taken by Anna Schnitzlein, shows what is believed to be oil drilling operations on Dr. Fred Vernette’s property circa 1902....
Tiles transform wasteland into profitable farm land
This magazine clipping is reproduced from the Aug. 9, 1919 edition of Country Gentleman magazine. William A. Rinehart, as of that date,...
Goodnight lost his life to the currents of Bay Charles, when Bay Island was still and island
The rock dam that stops the flow of Charles Bay from direct entry into the Mississippi River has protected the prime farmland of the bay...