Walk the walk that Dorcas Hampton walked during the last half of the 19th Century
Throughout Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15 and 16, during the Folklife Festival, I will post events that took place in Hannibal, Mo., during...
Doctor contemplates dangers of walking alone at night after 1906 close encounter
This photo from Steve Chou’s collection shows the building at the northwest corner of Hill and Main Street in Hannibal, where Dr. J.J....
Journalism recognition
Eric Dundon, right, managing editor of the Hannibal Courier-Post, presents a Missouri Press Association first-place plaque to Mary Lou...
Huegel name synonymous with promotion of Hannibal
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Hannibal police raided the ever-popular gathering spot on South Main Street in downtown Hannibal – the Mark Twain...
An engineering mind kept Flem Ellis’ life interesting
In 1895, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad tracks cut a diagonal line across the Charles F. Ellis’ farm, located near Barkley...
Thurston Miles, born a slave, built a land legacy for his descendants
This photo illustration shows the area to the east of Fulton Avenue in 1899. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Surely, nobody ever told Thurston Miles...
Respectful of their past, volunteers clean cemetery
A group of volunteers came out on Saturday morning, Sept. 17, 2016, to clean storm debris from historic Robinson Cemetery. Volunteers...