Abe's Bar and Grill patrons had their own names engraved on their steins
From left, Abe, Nellie and Roy Toalson. Contributed: Carey Toalson of Hannibal Abe's Bar and Grill, located on the southwest corner of...
1972: Phillip Brown and son, moving a bank safe down Broadway
Rhonda Hall described to me the day, back in the summer of 1972, when her father's company, Phillip Brown and Son, got the job to move...
Quintessence of Impudence
Nov. 30, 1874, Hannibal Clipper The quintessence of impudence is to complain to an editor about something that was in or something that...
In 2012, Ralls County farmer sold portion of vast John Deere tractor collection
Editor's note: In February 2012, I spent an afternoon with Russ Alexander, who was preparing for an auction to sell off a number of his...
Bear Creek cemetery history unfolds via notes left behind by pioneer family
The Turner-Brown stone, at Bear Creek Cemetery, pictured, represents the family of Cathi McDade’s great grandmother, Eva Catherine Brown...
Read the story from the HCP archives: Hannibal legacy continues, Brown Moving Company
J.T. Brown is proud that he has been able to keep the legacy started by his grandfather, and continued by his father, alive and thriving....
Old safe headed to new home
Brown Moving Company removes an antique safe from the old Klene Printing Company building at 205 N. Main Street, Hannibal, Missouri
Old safe’s removal from historic building requires combination of ingenuity, brawn
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Retired editor, Hannibal Courier-Post Old and heavy. That’s how Greg Addison described a safe that was removed from a...
Still running - Quarter-century-old Hannibal Volvo passes 400,000 mile mark
A litle more than a year ago, I wrote a story featured in the Hannibal Courier-Post, regarding Dolores Treat and her classic Volvo. It...
Stately property on Broadway has interesting history of its own
On the way downtown on June 11, 2015, I noticed that the late George Viorel's house is for sale, listed by Prestige Realty. George, best...