Navigation impediment - 1860: Early settler built short-lived hotel on pilings across Bear Creek
This photo represents the unpredictible currents of Hannibal's Bear Creek in 1910. Steve Chou collection Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) -...
Born of a war over slavery, Lena Mason rises to evangelistic status
Cutline: This sketch of Mrs. Lena Mason was published in the Denver Post on Sept. 25, 1896. Reprinted with permission. Thanks to Rhonda...
Boats, trains and Hannibal character
Pictured on the deck on the Mark Twain Riverboat following their marriage on June 20, 2015, are my son and daughter in law, Brian and...
Sidewalk signifies path to old Masonic Home
I stopped by Poage Chevrolet Buick today to talk about the old Masonic Home that once occupied the site when the dealership is now...
Donna Toalson: A real tomboy
Donna Toalson shimmies up a porch post while her uncle, Kenneth Brooks, waits on the roof. This photo was published in Look Magazine on...
Rosalee Brooks Toalson: Mother of famed 'tomboy'
Rosalee Brooks Toalson is pictured in a Look Magazine photo feature on Sept. 3, 1957. The mother of Sandy, Donna, Roy Lee and Carey...