P.W. Hawes found coal business both lucrative and challenging
This photo is identified in the “Story of Hannibal” by J. Hurley and Roberta Roland Hagood as taken during the Hannibal flood in 1903....
Roy P. Schwartz built lasting mortuary legacy
Roy P. Schwartz, as pictured in the 1912 Hannibal (Mo.) High School yearbook. Steve Chou collection. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Just one week...
The rise and fall: Bank of Oakwood
Ed. H. Wilson served as cashier and secretary for the Bank of Oakwood, and later as special deputy commissioner for the state of...
Hannibal Stockyards: Where Texas longhorns grazed en route to market
Archie Hayden, a railroad aficionado, shares this photo of a lock used at the Hannibal stockyards during the late 19th Century. MARY LOU...
Entrepreneurs tapped into hills for valuable limestone
Star Lime Quarry and Kiln area, south bluff of the Oakwood village area, Hannibal, Mo. Early morning visit, Feb. 23, 2008. Walk-about...
Henderson laid foundation for Oakwood development
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...
Bride wore black satin gown during Civil War ceremony
Dabney and Sarah (Sally) Singleton Gaines. Moberly Monitor Index, Jan. 25, 1933. accessed via newspapers.com MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Dabney...
Malia, Milton and Shea prevent a rail catastrophe
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad covered bridge near 1925 Market over Bear Creek, Oakwood, Hannibal, Mo. Photo taken 1903 by Anna...
An eye-witness account of Hannibal’s 1878 Fair
This is an illustration titled “Brittingham Park,” shows the location of the Hannibal Fair Grounds in 1878. The road marked “Gravel Road”...
Nov. 14, 1901: Fire left Oakwood in ashes
This headline described the fire at Oakwood, Mo., on Nov. 14, 1901. The image, published in the Hannibal Morning Journal, is from Steve...