From the Courier-Post archives: 2011 interview with Harold Norman regarding full-service gas station
Norman's full-service gas station when it was located on South Main Street, Hannibal, Mo. MARY LOU MONTGOMERYINTERVIEW: 2011 Harold...
Born at Slater, Mo: Rumor has it that soprano Felice Lyne hit Oscar Hammerstein with an opera score
Felice Lyne and Oscar Hammerstein, The Sheboygan Press illustration, Wisconsin, Nov. 18, 1912. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY There was a rumor...
For decades, diners invited to "Eat A Meal With Old Fred Long"
This advertisement appeared in the “The Colored Directory 1929.” Accessed via the Hannibal Free Public Library. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Fred...
Young, vulnerable widow falls victim to two-timer
Adah Honeyman Quealy’s first husband, John J.A. Quealy, died at the age of 30 in 1875, and is buried at Holy Family Cemetery. PHOTO/MARY...
Fettes transformed farm into model apple orchard
Jennie Fette. Source: AncestryUK, johndouglas955 MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Jennie May Dubach was welcomed into the family of David and Emmaline...
Edward P. Montgomery 69, of Hannibal
Edward (Eddie) P. Montgomery, 69, of Hannibal, Mo., died at 9:47 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be at 3...
Larry D. Harris: At age 6 or 7, I was the only colored, 'black' Catholic in Hannibal, Missou
Jean and Scott Meyer, owners of the Fette House on Palmyra Road, share this photo of their house, taken in the early 1900s. At the back...
Siedler the cigar maker known as a jolly fellow
This photo, taken from the east side of South Main Street, circa 1903, reveals a thriving business district, despite the flood-swollen...
From the archives: Lu Jaworsky's memories of Mark Twain Avenue
By MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Photo by Mary Lou Montgomery First published in the Hannibal Courier-Post January 2012. Lu Jaworsky died in...
A.A. Masterson: A long career behind the bar
This photo shows finishing touches put into place on the Hannibal Trust Co., building, on the northeast corner of Third and Broadway,...