Mother credited Chiropractic for saving son’s life in 1915
This photo, taken circa 1916, shows the Holmes Building located on the northeast corner of Sixth and Broadway. About this time, W.C. and...
Aerial Robinson’s ’Birdie’ to be featured Saturday at Film Makers Showcase
Aerial Robinson and her son, Noah, are featured on the official poster for her short film, “Birdie.” The 13-minute film will be showcased...
1850s: Rackliffe brothers provided an inspiration for Twain’s writings
Dr. John Rackliffe lived with his family on the northeast corner of Fourth and Hill Street, Hannibal, at the time of the 1860 census. He...
Professor Pound’s prophesy
Joseph H. Pound, a native of Hannibal, Mo., Rice Institute yearbook, 1939. Dr. Pound was a 1913 graduate of Hannibal High School, a...
Treasured fern a Garver family legacy
Gayla Miller of Hannibal shares a photo of her family’s legacy fern, photo taken prior to Memorial Day 2023. Gayla is the designated...
Steam locomotive engineer raised family on St. Mary's Avenue
This house at 3000 St. Mary’s Avenue served as home to the W.L and Zoretta Burbank Pound family for nearly two decades at the beginning...
Built circa 1890, St. Mary’s Ave. house retains charm of its era
For some 75 years, Louise and W.C. Timbrook lived in this quaint cottage at 3331 St. Mary’s Avenue. Before that, Earlbert and Louisa...
Former slave witnessed 'avenue's population
The Osterhout house that once stood at 3254 St. Mary’s Avenue in Hannibal, was sketched in 1953 by Albert Meyer. This sketch shows the...
Mainlands’ hilltop mansion: A relic from Hannibal's past
The Mainland mansion, built upon a bluff to the north of Hannibal’s Market Street. The two-story frame house occupied the prominent spot...
Southsiders petitioned to name new school in Stowell’s honor
A portrait of A.D. Stowell hangs in the entryway to Stowell School, 500 Union, which opened in 2007. Photo contributed by Steve Chou....