A house built around a rail car; roads paved of button remnants
Archie Hayden of Hannibal shared this photo of the demolition of the house on Route MM, which was constructed around a railroad car. Jean...
Depression-era values sustained local business
David W. (Bill) Carenen operated at grocery store and meat counter at 611 Union Street, Hannibal, Mo, from the mid 1920s to the mid...
Rendlens left Germany to start a new life in Hannibal, Mo., prior to the start of the Civil War
At the time of Catherine Rendlen’s death in 1902, she lived at 2314-16 Market, (earlier known as 318 Market) with various members of her...
Tom Dooley made a career of dealing cards in Hannibal
This photo, estimated to have been taken in 1946-47, was taken in the backroom of the Illmo cigar store at 209 S. Main, Hannibal....
Cornelius Keith played prominent role in NEMO grocery store management
The Cornelius S. Keith grocery store, 2207 Market, Hannibal, Mo., featured a cross in its front window, made of Rupp Bakery rolls in...
Hehmeyers left imprints on local business climate
The Hehmeyer family is pictured in front of their house, which is located on what was once known as Lot 45 of the Hehmeyer Subdivision....
Documentary rekindles first-person recollections of Amelia Earhart’s last visit to Atchison, Kan.
Bob Noll – as a 9 year old - collected Amelia Earhart’s autograph during her last visit to their mutual hometown of Atchison, Kan., on...
Building at 722 Broadway served as Hannibal bakery for 105 years
Zims Bakery, photo taken in 1952 by Otis Howell of the Hannibal Courier-Post. Steve Chou collection. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY As Ancestry.com...
Noted Hannibal barber started career as a harness maker
Ona Weedman Beadle operated a barber shop at 2221 Market Street, Hannibal, Mo., for more than 20 years. His grandson, Dan Bledsoe, of Las...
Irish settlers rest upon the land they deeded for cemetery use
Just under two acres of land for the original section of Holy Family Cemetery (first known as Immaculate Conception, and later renamed...