3401 Market building was central to Oakwood’s business climate
Family photo contributed the Nolin's granddaughter, Peggy N. Laborde, of Hamburg, LA Neva Howard Griffen (1896-1991) had this photo among...
Veteran attorney steps up to help damsel in distress
1900 poster featuring actress/playwright Grace Hayward, who was married to Hannibal native George Mahan Gatts in 1906. Library of...
Neighborhood grocery supported a long line of early entrepreneurs
Samuel and Clara Magee. Newspaper clipping supplied by Doug Yonce, their great-grandson. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The year was 1914. Motorized...
Frances V. Shaw planted roots for future generations to follow
Barb Shaw O’Brien of Hannibal is a great-great granddaughter of John and Frances V. Shaw. She supplied this photo of four generations of...
In the early days of railroading, the Shaw brothers left a legacy
Enclosed in dark ink is the Hawkins Subdivision, originally platted in 1866. This image is based upon Integrity, Marion County, Mo., GIS...
Life-long grocery man, Henneberger spent his retirement years fishing
Rolla (Jack) Wallace of the Missouri Conservation Commission during the 1950s, took this photo of Con Henneberger baiting a line at the...
Daniel Quarles' descendant retraces former slave's steps
Originally published Sept. 21, 2013, in the Hannibal Courier-Post Mary Lou Montgomery Black soil, sifting through his fingertips, sparked...
Rupprecht, then Wilson awnings protected the region’s storefronts
In 1951, Wilson Canvas Product Co., was commissioned to provide new awnings for the Sonnenberg department store, 118-122 North Main...
Silas Osterhout Home in Hannibal teems with historical background
The old photograph above shows a light winter scene at the Silas Osterhout home in Hannibal, Mo. It is a good likeness of how the old...
In the days of early automobiles, Clay fulfilled supply and demand
A representative of the LL Cook Company took this real photo image for a post card series. Clay’s Motor Court is pictured sometime before...