

Nerlich family businesses continued for nine decades
Located inside the former grocery store at 1905 Market was a State Farm Insurance office, owned by Edwin S. Wilson. Mr. Wilson retired in...


Midnight burglar alarmed West Side neighborhood
This is a facsimile of the area north of Market Street where the late-night robbery of the Van Evercooren property took place in August...


1891 Market Street fire reveals interesting West Side history
This side-by-side comparison shows Hannibal’s Market Street fire station in 1905, at left, and the current building owned by Brad and...


McIntyre’s agricultural expertise pays big dividends to Hannibal
Charles Wesley McIntyre graduated in 1920 from Dowagiac Union High School, Dowagiac, Michigan. (Yearbook photo accessed via Ancestry.com)...


Both immigrants, Union Street neighbors killed during Civil War
Current photo of 601 Union St., Hannibal, Mo. Photo contributed by Melanie Wasson. It was in this house (when it was just a one-story...


P. Gillett’s inventions contributed to Missouri’s early rail foundation
This photo, identified as Prosper J. Gillett, was originally shared to Ancestry.com by Shawn Hendrix. Prosper Gillett received a U.S....


MU: Miss Gillett paved path for other female graduates
The double Dubach house, as it stood circa 1875-1880. Its location was the northeast corner of Fifth and Bird streets, Hannibal, Mo. The...


Balloonist with Hannibal ties painted pictures of his experience, with words, for all to read
The German newspaper, “Westliche Post,” St. Louis, published this photo of the war balloon “Pommern,” just prior to launch in the Gordon...


1907: Hannibal High football team couldn’t beat archrival
This rare photo of the 1907 Hannibal High School football team is part of the collection of documents donated to Rockcliffe Mansion...


Reflective glimpse into Hannibal’s evolution as a shoe factory town
The heel and counter employees of the Bluff City Shoe Company are pictured in this undated photo. Steve Chou collection. This photo...