HHS Class of 1939 graduate recalls years leading to WW II
Betty Curtis Mudd, a 1939 graduate of Hannibal High School, grew up on Bell Avenue in Hannibal and spent much time playing in Mahan woods...
Rail, mail, fire & newspaper memories
Joe and Betty Farrell have been married for 73 years. Their memories of the way things were are vivid and telling. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY...
Fire truck in service for 23+ years
Joe Farrell, former Hannibal firefighter, remembers when this old truck was in service on Hannibal's South Side. Joe said that the early...
June 1939: Hannibal’s three companies of fire fighters
June 1939 This photo of Hannibal’s firefighters was taken in June 1939, according to Joe Farrell of Hannibal. He was so new as a member...
Generations apart, these firefighters have walked in the same ashes
Joe Farrell, Hannibal firefighter hired in 1939, visits with Mark Kempker of the Hannibal Fire Department. The men discuss how...
October 1917: Marion County men answer call to duty
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...
HHS graduates, a century ago
Steve Chou, in his vast old photo collection, has this photo of the 1915 graduates of Hannibal High School. A century ago, these young...
Newspaper clippings follow the life of Hannibal jeweler, William Cohen
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....
100 years in business; to celebrate, Griffen's sells roses at 1915 price
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...
Bowling Green church springs to life as war between the states ends
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...