Rail, mail, fire & newspaper memories
​ Joe and Betty Farrell have been married for 73 years. Their memories of the way things were are vivid and telling. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY...
Fire truck in service for 23+ years
Joe Farrell, former Hannibal firefighter, remembers when this old truck was in service on Hannibal's South Side. Joe said that the early...
June 1939: Hannibal’s three companies of fire fighters
June 1939 This photo of Hannibal’s firefighters was taken in June 1939, according to Joe Farrell of Hannibal. He was so new as a member...
Generations apart, these firefighters have walked in the same ashes
Joe Farrell, Hannibal firefighter hired in 1939, visits with Mark Kempker of the Hannibal Fire Department. The men discuss how...
No fire engine horses 1875
Hannibal Clipper newspaper, Aug. 12, 1875 Is it not about time that our City Fathers should purchase horses for our fire department? Or...