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...
Historic West Ely Road house reflective of the region’s past
Cutline: John and Mary Waite are the owners of a Civil War era house encircled by the Pioneer Village subdivision. MARY LOU...
McVeigh descendant retraces ancestors’ steps in Hannibal
Photo contributed by Jack Ramirez of Kansas City, Mo., descendant of Hiram McVeigh and Hiram M. McVeigh. Hiram McVeigh moved from his...
Bowling Green church springs to life as war between the states ends
Please join me in reading this amazing story from Pike County, Mo., regarding a church that came to life as the Civil War ended. - MARY...
‘Golden Spike’ linked East to West on Feb. 13, 1859, along Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad line
Cream Ridge, a long ago abandoned settlement about eight miles north of Chillicothe, Missouri, provided the setting for the ceremonial...
Navigation impediment - 1860: Early settler built short-lived hotel on pilings across Bear Creek
This photo represents the unpredictible currents of Hannibal's Bear Creek in 1910. Steve Chou collection Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) -...
Young lieutenant, Thomas Levi Job, lost to ‘friendly fire’ at Hannibal, Missouri, during Civil War
If you have access to Robertson Cemetery in Cass County, Ill., and would be willing to locate and photograph Lt. Job's graveside, click...
Early fire-fighting apparatus
19th Century Ahrens Steam Pumper Heather Gibson took this photo of a steam pumper at the Lincoln museum in Springfield, Ill. The pumper...
Inside these walls - Kilian heritage dates back 154 years on 'Palmyra Ave.'
Next door to a convenience store on Mark Twain Avenue is a house that dates back to the Civil War era. I wrote this story for the...