Eighth and Center Streets Baptist Church celebrating 165th anniversary 4/26/15
Rev. Wesley Foster was honored Sept. 27 and 28, 2014, for 30 years of ministry with Eighth and Center Streets Missionary Baptist Church...
2006: Miss Mary : In her own words - Centenarian candidly looks at where she's been; offers sage
This picture was taken in August 2008, on Miss Mary Carter's 105th birthday. That's me, Mary Lou Montgomery, at left. As a journalist,...
In January 2003, NAACP introduced the concept of a memorial to black businesses
Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) - Saturday, January 17, 2004 Author: MARY LOU MONTGOMERY, Of the Courier-Post A near capacity crowd was on...
Douglass School Reunion 2008
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Hannibal's still the emotional "home" to a bevy of classmates who attended the 2008 reunion of Douglass High School...
The house next door to Dr. Queen
This house, which was scheduled for demolition in 1959 to allow for expansion of St. John's Lutheran School (at left) stood at 1321 and...
Remember Nine-Point Health Pins?
Shown above are the pupils of the Lincoln school at Palmyra who were presented with nine-point health pins this week by Miss Johnina...
Rollin' on the River - Hannibal man recalls Ike and Tina Turner concert at Hannibal's armory
Brent Engel wroke this story for the Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) for the Tuesday, December 18, 2007, edition. He interviewed Mike Marx,...
Robinson Mortuary played key role in Hannibal's past
This picture shows the north side - on Broadway - of The Wedge area, in Hannibal, Missouri. This photo includes the image of the old...
Dr. Queen devoted his adult life to treating ills of Hannibal's black population
I wrote this story for the Hannibal Courier-Post's Martin Luther King Jr., edition, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2014. hannibal.net MARY LOU...
Catalpa tree at Robinson Cemetery in Hannibal, Mo., has deep roots
Danny Henley, Courier-Post journalist for nearly 30 years, wrote a story about the catalpa tree in Hannibal's Robinson Cemetery. It was...