Blacksmith's way of life during a bygone era
Thomas Jefferson Mowen retired from blacksmithing in 1976, sold the tools of his trade and moved with his wife from Santa Fe, in Monroe...
Antioch Cemetery gravestones, Ralls County, Missouri, tell of Smith family loves and losses
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In the Autumn of 1906, while Abner S. Smith was serving as Justice of the Peace in Marion, County, Mo., Hannibal...
Hoag Tavern served up camaraderie, good food
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1937, Peter L. Korschgen was working as a pipe fitter for Citizens Gas Company. Fred Hoag was bartending for H.J....
Hannibal factory led market in floor-cleaning equipment
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY In 1903, Walter Scott Finnell launched a manufacturing entity in Baltimore, Md., based upon a commercial and...