Orchestra filled entertainment needs on both land and water
Polk Burk’s Capital orchestra was scheduled to play in Quincy on April 20, 1924. From Quincy they were scheduled to go to northern...
Long-time speaker of the house left lasting imprint on Hannibal
Noted Hannibal attorney and lawmaker Roy Hamlin, right, poses with Harry S Truman at the Democratic National Convention in 1948 in...
Fruit dealer considered ‘miracle worker’; provided healing to many 1915-16
The John Fusco home still stands at 116 S. Seventh St., in the Central Park Historic District. The home remained in Fusco’s family for a...
Visionary John S. Mainland laid the groundwork for early baseball expansion
This photo, taken circa 1910, shows the streetcar barn of the old Hannibal Electric Railway, on Market Street. The building, which has...
Hannibal Cannibal’s short-lived role as a minor league franchise
This photo, taken circa 1910, shows the streetcar barn of the old Hannibal Electric Railway, on Market Street. The building, which has...
Family operation - For 25 years, Smith family provided milk to Hannibal
Reprinted from the Jan. 11, 2014 edition of the Hannibal Courier-Post Mary Margaret Smith had the good fortune to be able to revisit the...
‘Coal miner southpaw’ led Hannibal to victory
David Kraft is pictured while a pitcher for the Hannibal Cannibal baseball team, circa 1909. Photo posted on Ancestry.com’s public files...
East Bird Street building possesses storied past
This 1967 photo of East Bird Street, taken by Bill Partee, shows 111 Bird Street at far left. The building to its left is still standing....
Southwestern cattlemen boarded at Stockyards Hotel in Oakwood
This undated newspaper clipping shows the old Stockyards Hotel, which served southwestern cattlemen in the 1870s, 1880s and beyond. Stock...
Dr. Henry L. Banks: Half century of service to citizens of Hannibal
Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Banks lived at 207 (later 208) South Fifth Street from circa 1911 until Mrs. Banks’ death in 1950. Dr. Banks had...