History Blog 

Thursday, Oct. 4, 1917, was a day of celebration in Palmyra, as 26 young men from Marion County left for Fort Riley, to fight for...

Steve Chou, in his vast old photo collection, has this photo of the 1915 graduates of Hannibal High School. A century ago, these young...

Today I'm focusing on William Cohen, who operated a jewelry store in Hannibal, Missouri, as early as 1849 and until his death in 1853....

My favorite florists, Dan and Rich Griffen, sold me a dozen roses today for $5 - the same price when Griffen's opened their first flower...

Please join me in reading this amazing story from Pike County, Mo., regarding a church that came to life as the Civil War ended. - MARY...

Sharon (Oltman) Johnson donned a Hannibal Pirate mascot costume for the Hannibal High School homecoming parade in the fall of 1968.

Prominent Editor had been GOP leader and civil worker Jefferson City Post-Tribune Dec. 4, 1933 Stricken at dinner, he failed to rally...

To me, it looks like Otis Howell. Am I right? This photo is from Steve Chou's vast collection. Three of my high school classmates - and...

​ MARY LOU MONTGOMERY A man of unparalleled conviction, John B. Powell rests eternally in Hannibal’s Riverside Cemetery, his once...

This photo of the south side of the 300 block of Broadway in Hannibal is part of Steve Chou's vast collection. By enlarging the photo I...