J.B. Rightmire: Ever in search of the optimal opportunity
J.B. Rightmire was featured in an advertisement for Egg-O-See, a breakfast food produced by the Egg-O-See Cereal Company in Quincy, Ill.,...
White Bronze monuments promised – and delivered - longevity
Jeanne Brosi of Hannibal Monument Co., took a photo of a White Bronze grave marker honoring Francis Richmond, born April 3, 1783, died...
Civil War-era house served as an eye-witness to history
The Mitchell/Anderson house, 1008 Broadway, Hannibal, Mo., is believed to have been constructed at the end of the Civil War. It was torn...
Quincy musician performs before British royalty in 1913
The Versatile Three musical group was featured on a promotional poster in 1917, by the Herman Darewski Music Publishing Company, London....
Temperance candidate painfully learns alcohol abstinence unpopular with voters
This image, from the St. Louis Republic on Sept. 26, 1897 (genealogybank.com) represents Joel C. Richmond, a recognized Marion County...