History Blog 

Star Lime Quarry and Kiln area, south bluff of the Oakwood village area, Hannibal, Mo. Early morning visit, Feb. 23, 2008. Walk-about...

On the 15th day of November 1889, the people of Oakwood held a meeting at Edmonsdson’s Hall, when it was decided to erect a church in...

Dabney and Sarah (Sally) Singleton Gaines. Moberly Monitor Index, Jan. 25, 1933. accessed via newspapers.com MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Dabney...

Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad covered bridge near 1925 Market over Bear Creek, Oakwood, Hannibal, Mo. Photo taken 1903 by Anna...

This is an illustration titled “Brittingham Park,” shows the location of the Hannibal Fair Grounds in 1878. The road marked “Gravel Road”...

This headline described the fire at Oakwood, Mo., on Nov. 14, 1901. The image, published in the Hannibal Morning Journal, is from Steve...

This Frazer photo of the 1919 funeral of Francis Flood at the First Christian Church on Broadway in Hannibal, Mo., shows, in the...

The Howell monument in Mount Olivet Cemetery represents the lives of Dr. John S. Howell, a long-time Hannibal physician, his wife...

The George Wilson Ham family is pictured together in 1903. From left, Merle and Ida Ham with their son, Lawrence; Roy and Lena Ham with...

Pictured are, from left, three Hannibal brides, pictured near the end of the 19th Century: Lewellen Scott, who wed W.H. Whaley in 1886;...