2013: Daniel Quarles' descendant retraces former slave's steps: 'I wonder what stories t
Author: Mary Lou Montgomery Originally published in the Hannibal Courier-Post Sept. 21, 2013 Black soil, sifting through his fingertips,...
Historic West Ely Road house reflective of the region’s past
Cutline: John and Mary Waite are the owners of a Civil War era house encircled by the Pioneer Village subdivision. MARY LOU...
1857: 'Interesting' son of Dr. H. Meredith
Eddie Meredith, an interesting little son of Dr. H. Meredith, of Hannibal, was accidentally drowned while bathing in Bear Creek, in...
From apprentice bootmaker to real estate broker, Joseph Bassen found success in Hannibal, Missouri
MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Three German-born boys, each venturing to American on their own, stepped off the SS Koln at Baltimore, Md., on June...
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....
Preserving justice of the peace office on Hill Street is preserving town's history
Dedication photo of the J.M. Clemens' justice of the peace office, May 1959. Steve Chou collection The dedication of the J.M. Clemens'...