History Blog 

The Tulsa World newspaper carried this advertisement for Eubank Dolls in its Dec. 10, 1942 edition. Mark Twain, in his classic white...

Trish Gelber, aka Molly Brown, was on Main Street in September 2024, promoting the Titanic heroine’s links to Hannibal. Photo by Mary Lou...

Photos contributed by Meryle Martin Dexheimer. https://www.maryloumontgomery.com/single-post/riverside-early-hannibal-street-an-historic-...

Imagine this: When the funeral cortege of Jacob E. Grove, (1807-1867) moved slowly along the south easterly length of Riverside Street,...

Marion County is the new owner of the building at 800 Broadway. The east side of the building will be renovated for use as the Missouri...

This image of Alice McLain Nesenhener was published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch on Feb. 3, 1901. She is holding her son, Howard Milton...

This 2021 file photo shows the historic house located at 3520 Hamilton St., in Oakwood. A fire started on the front porch roof on...

Rex Hicks, owner of The Golden Ruler Business Center in Hannibal and Quincy, Ill., recently consolidated his two local Hannibal...

Thomas C. Bacon, a Hannibal attorney, autographed a copy of his new book, “Mirror of Hannibal” for Lela Adele Tucker. Miss Tucker was...

The early Saturday morning fire at 408 Rock Street consumed a vacant structure which had previously been condemned by the city. The...