Agricultural land owners Miller Township, Marion County, Mo. 1901
Photo used for illustration; Rigney family photo collection. Miller Township acreage 1901 Reprinted from the Palmyra Spectator May 8,...
Hofbauer name represented integrity and business finesse
The Hofbauer Bros. Drug Store, located at 1401 Market Street, Hannibal, served Hannibal customers for 62 years. The business was sold to...
Barber believed in the U.S. Constitution, and Republican party principles
Bennett E. Bridgewater, left, who trained as a barber after his service in World War I, poses in his shop circa 1927. The photo was taken...
Mirtzwa family barbering line may encompass 122 years
Fred Mirtzwa is pictured inside of his barber shop at 114 Bird Street in March 1951. His family may have been barbering in Hannibal for a...
Celebrating the barbers who kept men groomed
Cecil Daniels, left, gives a haircut to a young boy - Becker Spaun - circa 1950. CONTRIBUTED MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Nick Long has seen many...
Marion County pioneer documented early days
Main Street in Palmyra. Dr. J.N. Coons practiced medicine in Palmyra, Mo., from roughly 1880 to 1901. His office was first located on...
Orchestra filled entertainment needs on both land and water
Polk Burk’s Capital orchestra was scheduled to play in Quincy on April 20, 1924. From Quincy they were scheduled to go to northern...
Long-time speaker of the house left lasting imprint on Hannibal
Noted Hannibal attorney and lawmaker Roy Hamlin, right, poses with Harry S Truman at the Democratic National Convention in 1948 in...
Fruit dealer considered ‘miracle worker’; provided healing to many 1915-16
The John Fusco home still stands at 116 S. Seventh St., in the Central Park Historic District. The home remained in Fusco’s family for a...
Visionary John S. Mainland laid the groundwork for early baseball expansion
This photo, taken circa 1910, shows the streetcar barn of the old Hannibal Electric Railway, on Market Street. The building, which has...