

Hannibal baseball great, Stein, caught (briefly) for Cardinals
Photo of Henry E. Stein, while he was a player for the Belleville, Ill., Clerks, during the 1890s. Photo contributed to Findagrave.com by...


There's A Lot Going On At King's Barber Shop. - "I've seen better looking heads on
Note: Doug Gregonis was (my husband) Eddie Montgomery's barber from the fall of 1968 (when Eddie returned to Hannibal from service with...


James Withers’ wives had trouble keeping him in tow
This 1952 photo of the businesses along the Market Street Wedge show the neighborhood where the wife of James H. Withers lived circa...


Early settlers laid groundwork for residential subdivisions
This 1908 subdivision plat map shows John B. Shepherd’s house, on Shepherd Place, and the land across the street on St. Mary’s Avenue,...


Young love story ended tragically with death of young wife, mother
Thomas B. Williams, right, and his wife Hattie pose in front of their home at 123 Summit St., (the southwest corner of Grace and Summit)...


Buggy accident on Broadway Extension might have changed the course of Hannibal history
Linda and Jonathan Brocaille have called 117 N. Hayden St., Hannibal, home for the last decade. The house was built by Samuel Richardson...


Civil War impacted Richardson family
At the top of a hill, in Mt. Olivet Cemetery’s Section 6, a monument pays tribute to Robert Richardson and his son William Richardson....


Mid-town farm: Johann family keeps ag legacy alive 150+ years
Frank Johann is pictured in front of his long-time home at 1921 Pleasant Street. Note that brick has replaced the early white siding on...


Explosion claims the life of young husband, father
This photo, contributed by Linda Thompson, is believed to be Aaron Booth, left, and a step brother, in 1879 in Kansas. Aaron Booth moved...


A man of color’s death leads to family’s economic upheaval
This photo of the Marion County infirmary was taken during the early 1900s. Two brothers, Joshua and Clabe Harris, were patients here in...