History Blog 

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....

Steve Chou, Hannibal’s master historic photo collector, recently shared this photo of the Little Cigar Shop in Hannibal on Facebook. He...

Babu Patel proudly shows off a third-floor room in the almost completed Best Western on the River hotel addition in downtown Hannibal....

Photo date: 1948 As my regular history blog followers already know, I love to study a picture to see what stories it tells. This photo,...

Today I'm focusing on William Cohen, who operated a jewelry store in Hannibal, Missouri, as early as 1849 and until his death in 1853....

My favorite florists, Dan and Rich Griffen, sold me a dozen roses today for $5 - the same price when Griffen's opened their first flower...

​ Evans Fritz was first funeral home owner in the long lineage of the current Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. This picture is...

Jack Kretzer of Yuma, Ariz., formerly of Hannibal, called with a memory about Smith Funeral Home, which is featured today on this...

Robert A. Curts, in a photo accompanying his biography in "Mirror of Hannibal." Note that his teeth are visible when he's smiling....

In the 1950s, Roy D. Toalson of Hannibal attended a Budweiser Sales School in St. Louis. This photo, contributed by his son, Carey...