ghosts in Hannibal

Glascock Island Murders and the Haunted Rowboat
Glascock Island Murders and the Haunted Rowboat
Glascock Island Murders and the Haunted Rowboat
Did a ghost boat once haunt the waters of the Mississippi River near Hannibal in the early 1890’s? According to Bruce Carlson, author of “Ghosts of the Mississippi River,” many of Hannibal’s inhabitants claimed to see a large ghostly rowboat roam the waters at night from the early 1890s through the turn of the century.
An Apparition on South Arch in Hannibal
An Apparition on South Arch in Hannibal
An Apparition on South Arch in Hannibal
A fire on the night of last December 17 that destroyed the vacant duplex located at 326/328 S. Arch brought to my mind a time years ago, when my friends lived in the home. The year was 1980, and the group of five or six friends lived in the 326 side of the duplex for a very short period of time...
Spirits of Stonecroft Manor in Hannibal at Peace
Spirits of Stonecroft Manor in Hannibal at Peace
Spirits of Stonecroft Manor in Hannibal at Peace
I had the pleasure of getting to know Ms. Carolyn Williams at Stonecroft Manor in Hannibal a few years before her death in 2010. She was a delightful lady, and shared many of her life stories with me including the paranormal activity she and her mother experienced during the time they were renovating Stonecroft...
The Spirit of “Shippa” in Hannibal
The Spirit of “Shippa” in Hannibal
The Spirit of “Shippa” in Hannibal
The Gallery Salon at 220 South 5th Street next to the public library in Hannibal is owned by Stacy Roland Roach. She recently met with me to share the story of a spirit called “Shippa” first encountered there that seemed to attach itself to her daughter for a while.