A commemorative stamp honoring Walt Disney – Marceline’s favorite son – was issued at the Marceline, Missouri Post Office on September 11, 1968 by the U. S. Post Office Department.
A commemorative stamp honoring Walt Disney – Marceline’s favorite son – was issued at the Marceline, Missouri Post Office on September 11, 1968 by the U. S. Post Office Department.
March 8, 1988 – Vicky Schaal’s first day as the new Librarian of the Marceline Carnegie Library.… > More >
In August, 1944, the members voted to build an elementary school. The nine lots west of the church were purchased from George Lohmar for a playground and the new school building. But while the new school was being erected the members voted to have school in the smaller room of the church. So on the … > More >
The Seventh-day Adventist church as a congregation was organized in 1913, with Elder French of Hamilton as pastor. For two years the congregation met in the homes of the members. In 1915, they purchased the present church building on West Crocker Street from the Holiness Denomination.
While the congregation of the Marceline church is rather … > More >
The Marceline Santa Fe rail yards were arranged with purpose. On the west side was the “westbound” track for trains that were not stopping at Marceline, and on the east side an “eastbound” track for trains to Chicago, which did not stop here. This practice remains today on the BNSF. Four tracks occupied the center … > More >
Email from the City of Marceline from April 18, 2024
A MoDOT resurfacing project for Linn County Route 5 in Marceline, MO is expected to begin Monday, April 22nd, unless there is a weather delay. Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, expects to complete the resurfacing portion by Friday, … > More >
The Marceline Historical Society had the first showing of a portion of the 1939 home movie “See Yourself and Your Town in the Movies” on Monday, January 29 at 2pm in the Walsworth Community Center. About 15 Marceline residents were in attendance, and we worked through about 22 minutes of the 54 minute film over … > More >
To clear up any confusion, the “Marceline Historical Society” mentioned in a recent newspaper article is not affiliated with the Marceline Carnegie Library, or the City of Marceline. They are an out of state-based organization associated with a company who sells consulting services, both headed by Ed / Russ Comber.
Some of this is not on record. The Masonic Lodge archives do not include all minutes of the Temple Board, or any history kept by the Appendant bodies (York Rite, Shrine, Order of the Eastern Star), who were hosted by Lodge 481.
The original Masonic Lodge was built in 1888 on the … > More >
