Studebaker associate unscathed during 1881 H&St. Joe derailment
This building on the southwest corner of Sixth and Broadway served as home to J.D. Bacon retail grocer in 1875. Two years later, M.E....
Little family left an impact upon Hannibal
Steve Chou, Hannibal’s master historic photo collector, recently shared this photo of the Little Cigar Shop in Hannibal on Facebook. He...
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....
What stories a picture can tell
Photo date: 1948 As my regular history blog followers already know, I love to study a picture to see what stories it tells. This photo,...
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...
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...
1940s: Smith’s Funeral Home provided ambulance and transport service
Jack Kretzer of Yuma, Ariz., formerly of Hannibal, called with a memory about Smith Funeral Home, which is featured today on this...
Robert Curts, a noted Hannibal businessman and entrepreneur
Robert A. Curts, in a photo accompanying his biography in "Mirror of Hannibal." Note that his teeth are visible when he's smiling....
1950s: Budweiser Sales Service School
In the 1950s, Roy D. Toalson of Hannibal attended a Budweiser Sales School in St. Louis. This photo, contributed by his son, Carey...