

Remember this? 1968 Hannibal Pirate
Sharon (Oltman) Johnson donned a Hannibal Pirate mascot costume for the Hannibal High School homecoming parade in the fall of 1968.
1933: J.B. Jeffries dies at Hannibal, was noted publisher
Prominent Editor had been GOP leader and civil worker Jefferson City Post-Tribune Dec. 4, 1933 Stricken at dinner, he failed to rally...


Who is this mystery man? Otis Howell, Eddie Hodges? Someone else?
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...


Hannibal Journalist John B. Powell paid a high price for outspoken views against communism
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY A man of unparalleled conviction, John B. Powell rests eternally in Hannibal’s Riverside Cemetery, his once...


1950s: A big sale at Avery Burch
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...


1903: Fritz son dies
Included with the packet of Fritz/Curts family photos sent back to Hannibal by descendant Delmas L. Anderson is this circa 1903 photo of...


Robert Curts: Early Hannibal mortician
Robert A. Curts, undertaker and embalmer, stands in front of his business at 327 Broadway, Hannibal, Mo., circa 1903. Curts, son of...


Evans Fritz: A funeral pioneer in Hannibal
Evans Fritz was first funeral home owner in the long lineage of the current Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal. This picture is...


Here are two more Hannibal Junior High School home ec cookie recipes
As seventh graders taking home ec at Hannibal Junior High school the 1963-64 school year, our class made three cookie recipes. Our...


Do you remember this?
After seeing a post: Do you remember this? on Facebook accompanying a home ec kitchen from the 1960s, it occurred to me that I might have...