Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad tracks rerouted: Archie Hayden
According to this 1885 Sanborn Map, the Hannibal and St. Joeseph Railroad tracks were to the north of the Ketterling Hotel on South Main...
Lute F. West's journal offers a glimpse of rural Missouri life in the 1880s
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Maryloumontgomery.com Lute F. West’s remains have rested at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Monroe County, Mo.,...
Plumbergs perform Mexican hat dance
Jackson Plumberg was a piano players at a dance studio in Hollywood, when he learned the Mexican hat dance. While visiting family in...
Becker family of Atchison, Kansas
The Peter Becker family, circa 1900, Atchison, Kansas. Left to right, back row, Dora, Ida, William, Bertha, Etta and Albert. Front row,...
Bear Creek Cemetery, Marion County, Missouri
In honor of Memorial Day, Mike McDade of Portland, Ore., shares photos of the Bear Creek Cemetery in Marion County, Mo., taken during a...
Can you help locate this historic house in Cleveland, Ohio?
Click here if you have information to share. I’m reaching out to Cleveland, Ohio, with this post, hoping to find information about this...
Ferdinand Droz, Cleveland, Ohio
Ferdinand Droz, Cleveland, Ohio Husband of Effie Gooch Droz Are you a descendant of the Gooch/Horton/Droz family? Click here to start a...
Memories of peonies and Memorial Day
Sue Hart has lived on West Ely Road – where in 2015 it intersects with Veterans Road – all of her life. When she was a child, she...