City’s early steam fire engines were no match for 1878 blaze
This newspaper photo, from the Hannibal Courier-Post circa 1941, shows the Hannibal volunteer fire department with a hose cart circa...
Home renovator finds a shoe hidden in wall of century old Hannibal house
Crystal Stephens recently found this shoe hidden in the wall of a house she is renovating at 2713 Chestnut St., Hannibal. The possibility...
Disloyalty a crime; ‘Be careful what you say’ Macon newspaper warns during World War
William Allen Rogers. Now for a Round Up. Published in the New York Herald, May 9, 1918. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of...
Life-long Democrat, Judge Murphy was always faithful to party’s cause
This photo of Cornelius J. Murphy was published in the July 1, 1914 edition of the Palmyra Spectator. Murphy served two terms,...
Life and times of a county coroner
This photo is believed by this writer to be Rebecca and John L. Clayton. Clayton was elected Marion County Coroner in 1890 and again in...
Schnizlein’s legacy: Visual of what Hannibal looked like a century ago
This historic photo, identified by Steve Chou as taken by Anna Schnizlein, shows a steam engine crossing at the Minnow Branch west of the...
Generations of Brosi stone cutters are represented in area cemeteries
Bruce and Jeanne Brosi own and operate Hannibal Monument Co. Bruce is a fifth-generation stone mason. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY MARY LOU...
Palmyra contractor’s legacy: Providing housing for the ages
Edward F. Schneider, long-time Palmyra area contractor.Shared on Findagrave by ch47mtp70 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Few people leave more...
Fink family: Agricultural knowledge, handed down through generations
Corn illustration, Library of Congress. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Two prosperous farmers from South River Township chatted with a reporter for...
J.B. Rightmire: Ever in search of the optimal opportunity
J.B. Rightmire was featured in an advertisement for Egg-O-See, a breakfast food produced by the Egg-O-See Cereal Company in Quincy, Ill.,...