History Blog 

Judge John C. Jackson and Jennifer Richardson will fill new judicial roles as the year 2025 begins. Contributed photos MARY LOU...

This photo of the old Higgins house, which was about to be razed, was published in the Friday, May 29, 1959 edition of the Hannibal...

Bob Yapp, surrounded by students and the tools of his trade, teaches individuals the time-honored craft of restoration, which he has...

A few of the nearly 100 stories that people shared with Mary Lou Montgomery, for the Hannibal Courier-Post, during 2024. Click on...

Ray Delaporte, pictured a few years ago, wearing a bowler hat with name “Landau Co.,” in the lining. At the time of this photo, his...

In attendance at the Nov. 30, 1936 luncheon in the dining room of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home were:  Attorney George A. Mahan, a Hannibal...

Birthplace of “Unsinkable Mrs. Brown,” Shown is the first home of Margaret Tobin Brown, who became famous for her heroic deeds after the...

MARY LOU MONTGOMERY On Friday and Saturday evenings, Hannibal native Andrew Ouellette can be found at the Ambassador Hotel in downtown...

Ray Girard, night officer for Hannibal's South Side, received a fatal wound while patrolling the Burlington Railroad yards in October...

The O’Donnell Funeral Home now offers crematory service in the back half of the building which formerly housed River City Restoration,...