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...
Business card surfaces in county courthouse, hidden for 97 years
Anita Marshall, left, and Harla Friesz hold a business card recently discovered below a hand rail in the Marion County Courthouse in...
A matter of time - Committee of Palmyra women raised funds for courthouse clock
PUBLISHED IN THE: Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) - Friday, August 8, 2014 Author: Mary Lou Montgomery A gala staged at the Palmyra Courthouse...
Palmyra’s first female city attorney Mary Alby Anderson possessed rich legal heritage
BY MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The 19th Amendment gave women in the United States the universal right to vote effective Jan. 1, 1919. The passage...