A turn of the century tune: "The Lover and the Bird"
I will soon post a story about Fannie Peake, a Hannibal native who went on to become a renowned soporano in St. Louis and Chicago. "The...
Remember paper dolls?
I recently saw a framed reproduction of a sheet of paper dolls - the kind that my generation enjoyed. I was instantly pulled to the wall...
Biggest challenge for banks: Cybersecurity
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY For the Courier-Post The number one concern of banking regulators is no longer a robber walking in through the bank’s...
Memories of Honor Flight trip to World War II Memorial will last a lifetime
This story and photo were published in the Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) - Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Dr. Richard Draper, left, and his...
Hannibal's new downtown hotel sits upon town's historic landscape
Babu Patel proudly shows off a third-floor room in the almost completed Best Western on the River hotel addition in downtown Hannibal....
‘America’s greatest yodeler’ hails from Hannibal, Mo.
Matt Keefe was profiled in the San Francisco Call newspaper in August 1913. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY John Keefe was a 30-year-old Irish-born...
A new/old word: kalsomining
I cam across the following little article in the Hannibal Clipper, accessed via the Hannibal Free Public Library's website. The Robert...
Meet Alf. Doolin, circa 1875
Any resident of the Fifth ward who does not know Alf. Doolin is not posted on local celebrities of color. Alf. Doolin is a civil rights...
Spit in his face; challenged foe to a duel
Spit in his face Excerpts from Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb. 6, 1880 newspapers.com At noon to-day, (Feb. 6, 1880) Mr. Thomas H. Bacon, a...
Fidelity Building has long link to Hannibal dental practices: Grimaud, Craigmiles, Harder
Dr. Lawrence William Craigmiles conducted a dental practice in the Hannibal Fidelity Building, 617 Broadway, until he sold the practice...