Orchestra filled entertainment needs on both land and water
Polk Burk’s Capital orchestra was scheduled to play in Quincy on April 20, 1924. From Quincy they were scheduled to go to northern...
Fascinato, who taught music in Hannibal, went on to become musical director for The Tennessee Ernie
Link to Ford singing "Sixteen Tons" at the end of this story. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The finger-snapping, pencil mustached, baritone singer...
With each death, a town loses a bit of its culture
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY “The Pirate 1924.” A yearbook: A compilation of names and faces, accompanied by hand-written notes and newspaper...
McCooey School Nun offered young athlete a shot at life
John O’Donnell (20) of the McCooey Shamrocks and John Barnum (11) of Louisiana High’s Bulldogs battled for possession of the ball in a...
In 1931, Eugene Field School students presented May Fete
Note: Photo and information reprinted with permission from the Hannibal Free Public Library. LaVergne Wiehe (Miller) mention in the...
Scrapbook serves as reminder of proud Marion County school
Turner School students, Marion County, Mo., April 18, 1922. Students posed in front of the new flag. Back row, from left, Ruth Petrie,...
1924: Heroic efforts of Hannibal firefighters saved original Eugene Field School building
Elwena Barrett Carr, president of the Class of 1939, Eugene Field Junior High School, is pictured in this 1939 photo of the girls'...
Miss Frankie Connell: Marion County’s first female elected official
Marion County’s rural teachers are shown in this 1912-13 photo published in the 1913 Marion County Atlas. Front row, left, is Miss...