1901 progressive dinner: ‘a novelty in the line of entertainment’
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Imagine this scene from Monday, January 21, 1901: Six friends from Hannibal’s high school, now in their early 40s,...
Robert D. Brewington 1894: Oldest Odd Fellow
This advertisement from the Missouri Courier newspaper dates R.D. Brewington’s business presence in Hannibal to Jan. 1, 1852. Source:...
Bixby, Oklahoma Ford dealer's quick thinking saved Shorty Lowman's leg: 1920
Shelton R. Lowman is pictured with a bull on his farm south of Bixby circa 1940. Lowman was kicked by a bull in 1941, and died of...
1870s-era mural hidden from view for 144 years
This FURNITURE sign, which was on the south-facing exterior wall of H.C. Schultz’s furniture store at 207 S. Main, was covered when the...
Miss Battson played pivotal role in evolution of nursing
This undated photo of Dora Belle Battson was contributed by Sara Grimes McBeth, accessed via ancestry.com MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In late May...
1906: Quincy man among first to perform at Hannibal's 'People's Theatre'
A crisp, autumn morning is represented in this photo of 205 N. Main, Hannibal, Mo. The newly renovated first floor, including a new,...
Mary Kenney O’Sullivan: ‘A noble young woman on fire for her cause’
A bronze likeness of Mary Kenney O’Sullivan, on exhibit in the Boston Statehouse.
In 1930, young widow turned to Watkins sales for family’s support
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY On Feb. 15, 1930, the J.R. Watkins Company placed an advertisement in the Moberly (Missouri) Monitor-Index....
Blacksmith's way of life during a bygone era
Thomas Jefferson Mowen retired from blacksmithing in 1976, sold the tools of his trade and moved with his wife from Santa Fe, in Monroe...
Antioch Cemetery gravestones, Ralls County, Missouri, tell of Smith family loves and losses
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In the Autumn of 1906, while Abner S. Smith was serving as Justice of the Peace in Marion, County, Mo., Hannibal...