History Blog 

This gathering of people is representative of social events in the town of Ilasco during the early years of the town’s settlement. An ice...

The Temptations, featuring Paul Williams Jr., will be the featured entertainment aboard the Mark Twain Riverboat, in conjunction with...

This rendering of Gen. Thomas A. Harris is from his obituary, published in the April 10, 1895, Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. Posted...

Family, friends and employees, both past and present, gathered recently at Java Jiva to celebrate the downtown coffee shop’s 25th...

Julia Catherine Fitzgerald, left, and John (Jack) Fitzgerald are pictured pre-1918, in front of what is presumed to be their home, at...

When remodeling the buildings at 209 and 211 N. Main, in order to accommodate Java Jive, Linn Ayers came across this photo. It shows...

Leonard Orynski was among the performers in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, “H.M.S. Pinafore,” on March 27, 1879, at Mozart Hall in...

Hannibal native Shelly Hammock Hubel, of Colorado Springs, Colo., poses in her home studio, surrounded by her artwork. Contributed photo....

This historic house at 1900 Harrison Hill dates back to the early 1870s, when it was home to the Theophilus Stone family. Photo...

Lawrence McGuire, son of P.J. McGuire (1873-1952), is posed in front of his father’s milk delivery wagon. The youngster was born around...