Rural Marion County cemetery older than Hannibal itself
At right: Lillie Turner, the 4-year-old daughter of Charles and Harriet Turner, was buried at the Old Turner Cemetery in 1869. MARY LOU...
Robert Buchanan, and the platting of a South Side neighborhood
A street sign denoting Buchanan street on Hannibal’s South Side serves as a reminder of the man – Robert Buchanan – who subdivided the...
Russian immigrants operated corner grocery serving mid town residents of Hannibal
The interior of Sonis Meat Market is shown in this photo from the Steve Chou collection. Max Sonis operated a grocery and meat market in...
Baptist preacher, William Busby, baptized congregants in Mississippi
Rev. William C. Busby, right. (Photo courtesy Patty Scott, Fifth Street Baptist Church) MARY LOU MONTGOMERY For the Courier-Post An early...
Studebaker associate unscathed during 1881 H&St. Joe derailment
This building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Broadway served as home to J.D. Bacon retail grocer in 1875. Two years later, M.E....
McCooey School Nun offered young athlete a shot at life
John O’Donnell (20) of the McCooey Shamrocks and John Barnum (11) of Louisiana High’s Bulldogs battled for possession of the ball in a...
Two Hannibal men, on opposite sides during the war between the states
Spencer C. Tilbe was a Union supporter during the Civil War, swearing his oath of allegiance in St. Louis following President Lincoln's...
King Tanner: Hannibal man of color fought for the Union during Civil War
Cutline: King Tanner’s tombstone in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas. Photo on Find A Grave posted by Steve McCray. MARY LOU...