Renown Nutritionist: Dr. Icie Macy Hoobler of Gallatin, MO
Women played an important role in the development of North Missouri’s prairies since frontier days. Gallatin, MO, was the home of one of the most distinguished pioneers in nutrition and human health as our nation matured. Icie Macy Hoobler was among the first to...
Flower Bin & Gifts of Gallatin, MO
Flower Bin & Gifts once did business at 105 North Main Street in Gallatin, MO.
Fire Destroys Vacant Gallatin Hotel on Berry Street
The old Gallatin Hotel, on Route MM at the junction of MO-13, was lost to fire.
From Place’s to Shopko to Family Dollar-Dollar Tree
Excitement was in the air when Place’s Discount Center opened for business in 1983 at Gallatin, MO, after remodeling the former Gallatin Motor Company at 212 North Main...
Newspapers: The Altamont Times (1908-1983)
1982: Gallatin’s Little Jennifer Barden Was Never Found Alive
Even small pastoral communities like Gallatin, MO, cannot escape the most hideous of crimes. In 1982 an escapee from the Louisiana State Penitentiary abducted 9-year-old Jennifer Barden as she played on her family’s lawn just two blocks west of the public...
1982: Kidnapping, Fire ..and Now Murder in Gallatin, MO
Rosalyn Nelson, a 34-year-old slender, dark brunette whose 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer Barden, was abducted earlier just months before, was at the center of one of the most complex crime tales ever to unfold in Northwest Missouri. Sympathies turned into disbelief as...
1982: Double Murder-Suicide Stuns Gallatin (MO) Community
At a farmstead perched on a frozen hill outside Gallatin, MO, a young farmer hiding behind a brown ski mask unleashed his fury and pumped bullets into anyone standing in his way. Authorities say that George Page emptied his guns for revenge, but in the end all he...
Award-Winning Novelist: John Selby of Gallatin, MO
Gallatin native John Selby was a very successful journalist, art critic, and editor. He also wrote 12 books and had a syndicated book column, the widely circulated “Literary Guidepost.” Ten of Selby’s books were published, and six of these have parts...
Gallatin’s Scott Watson a Missouri FFA State President
Scott Watson of Gallatin, MO, served as Missouri state president of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) during the 1979-80 school year at Gallatin R-5 High School. The following was published June 13, 1979, by the St. Joseph Gazette, written by Darryl Wilkinson...
Gallatin Lions Club Members (circa 1980)
If some community event or need arises, members of Gallatin Lions Club usually respond. These men were active when these photos were taken, circa 1980.
Wood Bros. Concrete Construction of Gallatin, MO
Wood Bothers Concrete Construction, Inc., was attracted to Gallatin due to the development of Lake Viking.
G&P Grocery Outlet of Gallatin, MO
The G&P Grocery Outlet of Gallatin, MO, once did business from its location at 708 South Main Street (date unknown)
Rich’s Corner Store Next to Gallatin Livestock Auction
Rich’s Corner Store once did business next to Gallatin Livestock Auction on West Grand Street.
Tate Oil Company of Gallatin, MO
Tate Oil Company was a fuel distributor delivering gasoline, diesel and other oil products to farmers and commercial businesses as well as operating this service station located at 101 West Van Buren....
Novelist of Note: John Selby of Gallatin, MO
Gallatin has provided an exceptional number of nationally acclaimed leaders in business, government and the arts. One of its most widely recognized was novelist John A. Selby, whose books were popular in the nation’s bookstores for many years. Selby was born in...
Newspapers: The Pattonsburg Call
1979: Brigham Young University Officials Search for Mormon ‘Roots’
Brigham Young University conducted excavation work at the Mormon historical site of Adam-ondi-Ahman near Jameson, MO, during the summer of 1979. University personnel including archeologists, historians and graduate students spent over 8 weeks conducting a historical...
Century House Home Furnishings at the Old School Building
Gallatin’s old public school on West Grand Street was converted into commercial use after the school relocated into new facilities on South Olive Street. The Century House was owned and operated by Al Smith in...
Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342
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