Veteran H&St. Jo engineer lost his life at Hannibal after compromised bridge collapsed
This photo shows Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad’s steam engine number 30. The engine that crashed into the Minnow Branch when the...
Dr. Alice W. Roberts: First an Osteopath, then a gatekeeper for an historic house
The Osterhout house that once stood at 3254 St. Mary’s Avenue in Hannibal, was sketched in 1953 by Albert Meyer. This sketch shows the...
National Defense Day 1924: A hot, long march in Hannibal
Arnold S. Davis was a boy of about 12 in the fall of 1924 when this photo was taken. He had completed a two-mile march with the Douglass...
Twins Alonzo and Alfonso Fox: Treating the body and the soul
Dr. Alonzo Fox was pictured in the Hannibal Courier-Post on April 7, 1949, in conjunction with his appointment to the Lincoln University...
Clapper credited with making the best ‘grain cradles’ around
German cradle scythe is illustrated in a painting by Ernst Henselear (1852-1940) Wikipedia MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1877, John Henry...
McMechen affectionately known as ‘Dr. Mech’ to his patients
Dr. Harry Blaine McMechen. PHOTO POSTED ON ANCESTRY.COM BY TaniaAnnA MARY LOU MONTGOMERY George and Mildred Lacey McMechen worked hard...
Tailoring was a proud craft In Hannibal during 19th Century
Olof P. Palmer. Photo posted on ancestry.com by tcarls51 who originally shared this on 21 Dec 2017 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The 19th Century...
Earliest Missouri settlers had deep Kentucky roots Judge Alfred Warner
The flat stone in the foreground honors Alfred Warner and his wife, Harriet. The pointed stone, behind the flat stone, is engraved with...
Hannibal physician lost life to late-night traffic mishap
Dr. Thomas H. Welsch is pictured next to his Ford coupe. He was a passenger in this vehicle when it was involved in a one-car crash in...
Thankfully, injuries from thrust rock weren’t fatal
William D. Milton took for his bride Anna T. Shafer on Aug. 13, 1876. A hand-written inscription on the back of this photo reads: Mr....