Evan Smith’s legacy: Manufactured stone structures in Monroe City
Evan Smith, Monroe City contractor, got the masonry bid for the re-construction of the Maddox House hotel in Monroe City, Mo., in 1906....
Prominent Hannibal woman’s death - Mary Ann Helm -overshadowed by gruesome murder
Mary Ann Helm and her family lived at 513 Broadway, Hannibal, until her death in 1889. This photo was taken during a later era. STEVE...
Hannibal vs Quincy: A ‘flour war’ 165 years ago
This photo, taken from the southeast corner of Main and Bird streets in downtown Hannibal, shows two buildings that were primaries in a...
‘The birth of the Joe’ as told by Thomas Jobson, who once worked the rails
Archie Hayden of Hannibal shares a picture of a Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad steam engine, Number 30. The rail line between Hannibal and...
Goodrich learned you can run from a debt, but you can’t hide
This bungalow at 1639 Broadway served as home to the Chauncey Goodrich family for 30 years or more. Goodrich, as a teen, traveled via...
That slippery old ‘Sykes’ played trickery on downtown merchants
This 1875 photo of Hannibal is representative of the time when a man named ‘Sykes’ came to Hannibal and identified himself as a wealthy...
Haley a hit performer during radio’s heyday
Ambrose Haley poses with his backup musicians in this December 1950 publicity photo, taken at the KHMO radio studio in Hannibal, Mo. OTIS...
Granitoid: Paving the walks of Hannibal, a step at a time
John H. Huss, reprinted from the Shelbina Democrat on Feb. 20, 1901. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY “There is no mistake in saying that Hannibal has...
McCooey family amassed wealth; left a lasting educational legacy
This photo, reprinted from Steve Chou’s book, “Bluff City Memories,” shows the 100 block of North Fifth St., Hannibal, Mo., from the...
Ossie Caler died in a ‘folding bed accident’
A close look at this 1918 photo shows a sign in the 300 block of North Third Street (looking south) in Hannibal, pointing to “Caler’s...