Arch Little: Iron molder, union organizer and dance promoter of the 1920s
Simultaneously published in the Hannibal Courier-Post December 19, 2015 An iron molder by trade, Arch Little made a name for himself...
1903: Fritz son dies
Included with the packet of Fritz/Curts family photos sent back to Hannibal by descendant Delmas L. Anderson is this circa 1903 photo of...
Robert Curts: Early Hannibal mortician
Robert A. Curts, undertaker and embalmer, stands in front of his business at 327 Broadway, Hannibal, Mo., circa 1903. Curts, son of...
Evans Fritz: A funeral pioneer in Hannibal
​ Evans Fritz was first funeral home owner in the long lineage of the current Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. This picture is...
Arch Little: Hannibal dance promoter from the 1920s
Let me introduce Arch Little, who lived in Hannibal until the 1930s, when he moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. You'll be hearing a lot more...
Legacy photos are in the mail
As I write this, a packet of old, Hannibal-based photos is en route from Idaho to my front door. Communications started with a man who...
1884: Coroner Evans Fritz investigates pool hall death at 'Stringtown'
Evans Fritz, the first in succession of undertakers in the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel lineage, was coroner in January 1884, and was...