In 1931, Eugene Field School students presented May Fete
Note: Photo and information reprinted with permission from the Hannibal Free Public Library. LaVergne Wiehe (Miller) mention in the...
The Wiehe family: A switchman, a pampered daughter and an idyllic neighborhood
This house at 1247 Lyon Street was occupied by the Frederick Wiehe family for more than 70 years. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY PHOTO AT RIGHT:...
1924: Heroic efforts of Hannibal firefighters saved original Eugene Field School building
Elwena Barrett Carr, president of the Class of 1939, Eugene Field Junior High School, is pictured in this 1939 photo of the girls'...
Intervention couldn’t deter two young people in love
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY As is true with the best of school educators, Miss Frankie Connell was astutely aware of the comings and goings of...
Miss Frankie Connell: Marion County’s first female elected official
Marion County’s rural teachers are shown in this 1912-13 photo published in the 1913 Marion County Atlas. Front row, left, is Miss...