Citizens showed loyalty during light up the night
The Hannibal Messenger newspaper was located in the new League Building, on the southwest corner of Main and Center Street, in 1862. The...
Buggy ride along plank road would be John Christian’s last
This segment of the 1885 Sanborn fire prevention map for Hannibal, Mo., represents the locations of the Marion House, where John...
Dena Denkler Ryan witnessed many changes during her 92 years living on the ‘avenue’
The former home of Redmond and Dena Denkler Ryan, located at 606 Mark Twain Avenue, still stands as a representation of life on the...
Major Hollywood producer never forgot Hannibal roots
William H. Clune, seated front row center, was close friends and poker buddies with Charlie Chaplin, pictured front row at right. James...
Death turns joyous wedding into funeral
Hattie Flood was scheduled to marry Hannibal, Mo., native William A. Schanbacher at 9 a.m. April 29, 1924. Los Angeles Evening Post...
O’Donnells opened mortuary on LA’s famed Sunset Strip
Thomas and Robert O’Donnell of Hannibal, Mo., moved to Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1925, and opened a funeral establishment on the Sunset...
Marion County transplants attend reunions in Los Angeles in 1937
Among the former Marion County, Mo., residents attending a picnic in Los Angeles, Calif., in the fall of 1937 was Thomas O'Donnell, who...
O’Donnell family’s roots planted in South Hannibal
James O’Donnell advertisement in the 1925 Hannibal City Directory. This was the year that James Thomas O’Donnell purchased O’Donnell...
J.J. Cruikshank’s first daughter: Mary Bacon Cruikshank
The parlor of the Cruikshank home, 301 S. Fifth, Hannibal, Mo. Photo donated to the permanent Archives of Rockcliffe Mansion by the...
Historic cliff-side house has many stories to tell
This house, now numbered 512 Hill St., Hannibal, Mo., is part of the Hannibal Free Public Library’s collection, and is labeled as the...