Depression-era values sustained local business
David W. (Bill) Carenen operated at grocery store and meat counter at 611 Union Street, Hannibal, Mo, from the mid 1920s to the mid...
Rendlens left Germany to start a new life in Hannibal, Mo., prior to the start of the Civil War
At the time of Catherine Rendlen’s death in 1902, she lived at 2314-16 Market, (earlier known as 318 Market) with various members of her...
Hehmeyers left imprints on local business climate
The Hehmeyer family is pictured in front of their house, which is located on what was once known as Lot 45 of the Hehmeyer Subdivision....
Building at 722 Broadway served as Hannibal bakery for 105 years
Zims Bakery, photo taken in 1952 by Otis Howell of the Hannibal Courier-Post. Steve Chou collection. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY As Ancestry.com...
Hofbauer name represented integrity and business finesse
The Hofbauer Bros. Drug Store, located at 1401 Market Street, Hannibal, served Hannibal customers for 62 years. The business was sold to...
Barber believed in the U.S. Constitution, and Republican party principles
Bennett E. Bridgewater, left, who trained as a barber after his service in World War I, poses in his shop circa 1927. The photo was taken...
Mirtzwa family barbering line may encompass 122 years
Fred Mirtzwa is pictured inside of his barber shop at 114 Bird Street in March 1951. His family may have been barbering in Hannibal for a...
Celebrating the barbers who kept men groomed
Cecil Daniels, left, gives a haircut to a young boy - Becker Spaun - circa 1950. CONTRIBUTED MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Nick Long has seen many...
Family operation - For 25 years, Smith family provided milk to Hannibal
Reprinted from the Jan. 11, 2014 edition of the Hannibal Courier-Post Mary Margaret Smith had the good fortune to be able to revisit the...
East Bird Street building possesses storied past
This 1967 photo of East Bird Street, taken by Bill Partee, shows 111 Bird Street at far left. The building to its left is still standing....