by Walt Disney
“I was extremely glad to receive your letter asking me to write some impressions of Marceline as I remember it from childhood days. To tell the truth, more things at importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since – or are likely to in the future. Things, I mean, like … > More >
The Carnegie Library was founded after a petition to the Carnegie Corporation was filed with the City Council on March 19, 1917. On May 21, 1917, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation notified the City Council that $12,500 would be allowed the City of Marceline for a library building, the city promising to maintain the library by … > More >
In reply to an inquiry about the above subject, Mrs. Mary Miller offered this bit of information: Camp Fire Girls were active in this town in the 1930’s. Katherine Jane Mason worked with the girls during this time.
Girl Scouts began in the USA on March 12, 1912, and when we read back in the … > More >
In 1888 when Marceline, Missouri was incorporated, the first marshals were Joseph Turner and I.A. Runyon. Others who served as officers were Mike Burns, Wesley Ellis, George Ellis, Bill Conklin, Sam Parker, R.C. Freeman, Calvin Wilson. At this time the Police Department consisted of only two officers. Chief of Police and a night Police.
The … > More >
Herman Roland, age 57, of Brookfield, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters.
A memorial service will be held Friday, December 18, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Darrell Harris officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the … > More >
October 14, 1921 – September 7, 2015
Everett Ray Bausell, 93, of Browning Missouri, died on Monday, September 7, 2015, at the St. Lukes Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Everett was born near Cora, Missouri on October 14, 1921 the son of Earlen and Marjorie Bausell. His father Earlen passed away after his return from WWI … > More >
Rosanna Hale, 69, of Blue Springs, MO passed away July 13, 2015. Funeral service 12:30pm Fri., July 17th at the McGilley & Sheil Chapel with visitation beginning at 11am. Burial following at Blue Springs Cemetery.
Rosanna was born November 27, 1945 to Frederick & Ruby Oliver in Marceline, MO. She graduated from Marceline High School … > More >
by Hank Miller
This is my 1962 Mizzou School of Journalism term paper on Marceline’s History of newspapers. The paper covers Marceline’s first papers from 1888, until the interview with Joe Belic in 1962. It is interesting to read about the early days, the depression and War I and War II with the Santa Fe … > More >
