Runaway horse mars scheduled steamer excursion to Hannibal
This photo of the Park Bluff is from the collection of the Putnam Museum, Davenport, Iowa. Park Bluff Iowa History, an IAGenWeb special...
Quick-thinking young Hannibal boy saved Kunkle from frightening fate
Edgar Bennett Kunkle. Ancestry.com submitted by peg38dcg Mary Lou Montgomery It is well known in local history circles that J.B. Brown...
Decoration Day celebration lead to tragedy on the river
This photo, copied from a 1912 scrapbook compiled by Neva Estella Smith, contains this parade photo of members of the Hannibal High...
Civil War physician relocated to Hannibal after war’s end
The Allen family graves are located in section C, Riverside Cemetery, just south of Hannibal. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY As the new year dawned...
Memories of the old, old South School, Hannibal, circa 1875-1890
Dale Hayes shared this early Hannibal photo of South Hannibal, Mo. Follow the arrow to view the old, old South School, which was located...
Army nurse: During the Civil War, Eliza Dodd answered the Union call to duty
Eliza Dodd’s gravestone contains the proud inscription of Army nurse. She served during the Civil War. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY MARY LOU...
Dr. J.C. Hearne, despite tainted reputation, served Hannibal well
This photo of Dr. J.C. Hearne in his later years was added to his Findagrave digital file by Pat McArron. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1882,...
Building, now demolished, tells the story of the Bertier family
Alexander Bertier's family lived on North Main Street, Hannibal, from 1865 until the houses were torn down circa 1930 to make way for the...
1923: Town of Hannibal had a champion ‘chicken picker’
Griswold’s Furniture warehouse utilized the building at 309 S. Fourth St., in December 1960. In 1923, the building housed the C.F. Bishop...
Marion County soldier turned horse trainer lead colorful life
“Palmyra Boy” was owned by Capt. R.L. Bowles of Marion County, Mo., until February 1899. The June 4, 1899 edition of the Inter Ocean of...