

White Bronze monuments promised – and delivered - longevity
Jeanne Brosi of Hannibal Monument Co., took a photo of a White Bronze grave marker honoring Francis Richmond, born April 3, 1783, died...


Civil War-era house served as an eye-witness to history
The Mitchell/Anderson house, 1008 Broadway, Hannibal, Mo., is believed to have been constructed at the end of the Civil War. It was torn...


Quincy musician performs before British royalty in 1913
The Versatile Three musical group was featured on a promotional poster in 1917, by the Herman Darewski Music Publishing Company, London....


Temperance candidate painfully learns alcohol abstinence unpopular with voters
This image, from the St. Louis Republic on Sept. 26, 1897 (genealogybank.com) represents Joel C. Richmond, a recognized Marion County...


Quest for adventure lured Quincy native to the circus
n 1916, the Ringling Brothers’ Circus came to Quincy, Ill. Thomas Buckley, Quincy native, was featured as a featured clown. This...
A shot in the right direction - 60-year-old shuffleboard table maintains its character
Published in the Hannibal Courier-Post Dec. 31, 2010 Six decades ago, Mike Clark was barely tall enough to reach over the top of the new...


Crystal: Just steps from entertainment and lodging, a cool place to shoot pool
The Crystal pool hall and bowling alley were located one door to the south of the old bus depot on South Main Street. The Crystal...


Dr. Robert H. Goodier, with expertise in infantile mortality, lost two young children to early death
The building on the left, located on the northeast corner of North Maple and Broadway in Hannibal, previously housed offices for local...


Fall from third-story window claims young contractor’s life
This photo, taken in March 2016, shows the upper story of the DeGaris building, 407-409 Broadway. Lewis V. Ross, a Hannibal carpenter,...


Kate Ridge: A woman ahead of her times
This building at the right housed Katherine Ridge’s grocery store, 1009 Mark Twain Avenue, Hannibal, for some 38 years. During...