History Blog 

This 1915-era photo from Steve Chou’s collection shows the new St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at left, and the new home of Will and Alice...

A Quincy-based roofing crew arrived at South Fifth and Church streets on Thursday morning, June 26, 2025, in order to remove, and begin...

This sharpe curve represents the obstacles of maintaining the entrance road to Riverside Cemetery. Work to asphalt the steep and winding...

Carlos Fette advertised Ben Davis apples in the Hannibal Evening Courier-Post, Oct. 21, 1911. The orchard was located next to the “new”...

This photo, taken in October 1917, shows the total devastation of the fire which consumed the Robinson Bros. Paint and Wallpaper Company...

MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Dreams can and do come true. Regina Hastings of Palmyra is living proof. Now retired and in her 70s, she and her...

This 1930’s era photo from Steve Chou’s collection features Ely Nissenbaum and his business, Hannibal News Company, at 309 S. Main St....

Anchored barges catch the rays from the setting sun on June 25, 2025. Photo taken from aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat at Hannibal, Mo....

The tombstone of Mary J. Shenker is located in section D, lot 11, Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal. The marker is located to the south of the...

Hallie Yundt-Silver, on the day of her retirement reception in 2023. She died in January 2024. Photo by Mary Lou Montgomery MARY LOU...