Depots welcomed many folks to Webb City
The Missouri Pacific depot (and piles of mine waste), looking east from Webb City to Carterville. photo Ancestors, Legends & Time Depots welcomed many folks to Webb City Railroad trains; […]
Short-lived Webb City College’s bricks were salvaged
Ever wonder why Webb City has a College Street? The former Webb City Baptist College (1896-1932) is the reason. Ancestors, Legends & Time Short-lived Webb City College’s bricks were salvaged […]
Fun at school
Hula Hoop and Plaid Day on the Eugene Field playground – a photo memory shared by Kathy Bigley Wright. Ancestors, Legends & Time Fun at school We are living in […]
Can’t say the internet’s all bad
Can’t say the internet’s all bad Add Your Heading Text Here My family, mostly cousins, has been having so much fun recently after I started the Woodworth Family Page on […]
Let’s relive summertime memories
Ancestors, Legends & Time Let’s relive summertime memories Okay, the first day of summer has arrived. We have many memories of things we used to do in the summertime. So, […]
Horse barns and upper-class carriage houses; Do you know of any still in existence?
Ancestors, Legends & Time Horse barns and upper-class carriage houses; Do you know of any still in existence? When Webb City was first incorporated as a city in 1876, the […]
John Webb’s choice: Be a farmer or a mine owner
Ancestors, Legends & Time John Webb’s choice: Be a farmer or a mine owner It was a bright June morning in 1873, (151 years ago), with the sun shining bright. […]
How Carterville’s Cass Street got its name
A.A. Cass Ancestors, Legends & Time How Carterville’s Cass Street got its name Amos Armstrong Cass, a well known Carterville forefather, was born Nov. 20, 1841, in Walker County, Ga. […]
The life of a Daily Sentinel paper boy
Ancestors, Legends & Time The life of a Daily Sentinel paper boy Jerry Meslin, from the Class of ’56, shared a memory with us. Let’s take a trip into the […]
Local lives sacrificed for our country
Ancestors, Legends & Time Local lives sacrificed for our country As Memorial Day approaches, we are often told stories of soldiers and their sacrifices. Some folks remember the big painted […]
