Renovating Hannibal, one building at a time
This sword-like emblem adorns a cast-iron structural beam recently uncovered at 2201 Broadway. Photo contributed by Brad Walden. MARY LOU...
Cyrus R. McDowell: A preacher, entrepreneur
The Eighth and Center Street Baptist Church building, constructed in 1872, is still standing at 722 Church. At the rear of the building...
Bed, Breakfast represents Garth influence, Twain ties
Jason and Christine Einsporn have taken over ownership of the Garth Woodside Mansion Bed and Breakfast Inn. They took possession on March...
Black-owned newspaper editor dies after explosion
The building at left, at 210 Center, was the office for the Home Protective Record, a black-owned newspaper that served Hannibal from...
Trews hosted numerous social events during 28 years at Sni
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Trew were pictured in the Hannibal Courier-Post on Aug. 2, 1917. The occasion was the celebration of their 50th...
Mourning mother knows her son's life mattered
Marcy Cook is pictured with her son, Isaac Boyd. Isaac spent his teen years in Hannibal, where he lived until 2021. He died of an...
D.W. Strother played integral role in Levee Township management
The Strother family, circa 1925. Pictured, front row from left, Elmer Earl Strother, Anna Lucy Geist Strother, Violet Lucille Strother,...