Site Updates
Find out what's new on the site here!
(newest is on top)
8-13-24 Missouri was added to 'Appearances'
8-9-24 Bulan, Kentucky was added to 'Appearances'
8-9-24 A Bulan photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-7-24 A South Fulton pic and two Gadsden pics were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-6-24 A pic of Robert with two friends was changed to '28 and identified in the '1918-1929' picture page
8-6-24 A new photo of Robert with three ladies was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
8-6-24 A new photo of Robert with a little person was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
8-5-24 A new blurry pic from East Prairie was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-5-24 Four events from September to December 1936 were added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
8-3-24 A photo from Salina, Kansas was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-2-24 Boulder Lake was identified in a Camp Manitowish pic in the '1934-1936' picture page (exactly 90 years later!)
7-30-24 Andrei's dream and favorite cat was added to 'Other Giants'
7-29-24 A hotel room pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-29-24 A Lora Petty pic was moved from the '1934-1936' picture page to the '1937-1940' one
7-29-24 2023 updates were moved to 'Old Site Updates' (because this page is long enough!)
7-29-24 A shoe (and pic!) from the Oregon Jerusalem Historical Society was added to 'Artifacts'
7-28-24 Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi were added to 'Appearances'
7-27-24 Broc Brown was added to 'Other Giants'
7-25-24 A short article on Robert's Siloam Springs visit was added to 'Clippings'
7-25-24 Two new Siloam Springs photos were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-23-24 A double photo of Robert with people in Brackenridge Park was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-23-24 A new photo of Robert in Ellijay was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-23-24 A photo of Robert with Frieda Bacus and the Medhursts was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
7-21-24 A new photo of Robert in front of a café was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-20-24 Three new photos of mailboxes, Bearden's and grandparents were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-19-24 Edouard Beaupré was added to 'Other Giants'
7-18-24 The KDPN pics were identified as being in Pampa in the '1937-1940' picture page
7-18-24 A new pic of Robert with the Pavkos and Tomichs was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
7-18-24 Two photos of Robert with Louis Waller were added to the '1934-1936' picture page
7-16-24 The little people in the tied up pic were identified in the '1937-1940' picture page
7-16-24 A photo of Robert with a little person was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
7-16-24 A photo of Robert, a guy and a hat was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
7-15-24 An article on Robert's death (with a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 84 years later!)
7-11-24 A photo of Robert exiting an elevator was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-10-24 Yaroslav's favorite water brands were added to 'Other Giants'
7-9-24 CMU and Plains to Peaks were added to 'Resources'
7-8-24 Stand Tall's link was replaced and Born Different was added to 'Resources'
7-8-24 A photo of Robert playing trains with HJ was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-7-24 Three articles with new pics- two about Ashland and one about Crown Point- were added to 'Clippings'
7-3-24 A book about Ella Ewing was added to 'Other Giants'
7-3-24 Timofey's travels were added to 'Other Giants'
7-3-24 An article of Robert's upcoming Whittier visit (with a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings
7-2-24 Don being a drum major was added to 'Other Giants'
7-2-24 'Appearances' was moved to the middle of the 'More' menu
7-1-24 An improved cover photo of Jane Bunford was added to 'Other Giants'
7-1-24 More details about Zeng were added to 'Other Giants'
7-1-24 A new photo of Robert and Jesse Sanders was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
7-1-24 Don's love of Long Lake and cars was added to 'Other Giants'
7-1-24 A new photo of Robert in Bartlesville was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-30-24 A new photo of Robert and Helen at the State Fair was added to 'Clippings
6-30-24 Robert at the Illinois State Fair was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
6-24-24 Two new photos of Robert in Parsons were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-20-24 Andrei's favorite treat and Don's high school days were added to 'Other Giants'
6-20-24 Robert's shoe on Antiques Roadshow was added to 'Videos'
6-18-24 A link to Don Koehler's high school pics was added to 'Other Giants'
6-17-24 Two photos of Robert with two ladies were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-17-24 Folsom, California was added to 'Appearances'
6-16-24 A new photo of Robert at Joliet was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
6-16-24 Three new photos of Robert at Folsom Prison and shoe stores was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-15-24 A photo of Robert with M. E Newell was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-12-24 A 1977 Bimbo card was added to 'Artifacts'
6-10-24 The statue prep video was replaced with a YouTube copy from RiverBender
6-10-24 Titles were added to the non-YouTube vids in 'Videos'
6-10-24 The caption of the Priceton pic was updated to Princeton in the '1937-1940' picture page
6-9-24 A photo of John F. Carroll with a friend was added to his gallery in 'Other Giants'
6-9-24 A photo of Robert sitting in his chair was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-8-24 A photo of Robert with 4 men at the Texas Expo was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
6-5-24 Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky were added to 'Appearances'
6-3-24 A photo of Robert in Logan was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-3-24 A hole-punched autograph from 1938 was added to 'Artifacts'
5-30-24 Two photos of Robert in Raleigh and Rosiclare were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-28-24 A photo of Harold wearing Robert's coat was added to 'Clippings
5-26-24 Yaroslav's dishes routine was added to in 'Other Giants'
5-24-24 A photo of Robert in Vardaman was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-24-24 A statue decal and button were added to 'Artifacts'
5-23-24 Jack Earle's radio photo was updated to HD in 'Other Giants'
5-20-24 Clifford Thompson was added to 'Other Giants'
5-20-24 John Aasen being a Long Fellow was added to 'Other Giants'
5-14-24 The town of the White Store/Wick's pic was identified as Catawba
5-14-24 Illinois was added to 'Appearances'
5-10-24 A photo article of Robert and his girlfriend was added to 'Clippings
5-10-24 A two part Robert article from Sydney's 'The World's News' was added to 'Clippings'
5-9-24 An article of Robert with Uncle Cecil was added to 'Clippings'
5-5-24 Timofey caring for cats was added to 'Other Giants'
5-3-24 A photo of Robert with HJ by the radio was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
5-3-24 A photo of Robert with sneaky HJ was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-2-24 The 1928 family photo was changed to '26
4-30-24 A double new photo of Robert in Chippewa Falls was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-29-24 A photo of Robert with Mahlon Hocum was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-27-24 Betty's gallery was made for her centennial!
4-27-24 Two pics of Betty at Robert's chair were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-27-24 An alternate photo of the sibs was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
4-26-24 Betty's timeline was finished with events from 1951 and 1980
4-25-24 John Middleton was added to 'Other Giants'
4-25-24 The place and station of the 1940 radio pic was identified
4-25-24 A photo of Robert with Harold, HJ and a crowd was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-24-24 CPL, SCDL, ISU and MHS were added to 'Resources'
4-23-24 An article of Robert and Jack Earle in court was added to 'Clippings'
4-23-24 Andrei's favorite cartoon was added to 'Other Giants'
4-21-24 HJ being in the St. Louis Veterans Association was added to his timeline
4-21-24 Events from 1948 to 1967 were added to Betty's timeline
4-20-24 A photo of Robert with Mary Pickford and her husband was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-18-24 An article of Robert's upcoming Albany appearance was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 84 years later!)
4-18-24 A digital archive section was added to 'Resources'
4-18-24 Newspapers.com instructions and five new sites were added to 'Resources'
4-17-24 Three events 1931, '33 and '65 were added to Helen's timeline
4-16-24 Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Idaho were added to 'Appearances'
4-16-24 Helen's other husbands were added to her timeline
4-15-24 Yaroslav's outside gatherings were added to 'Other Giants'
4-14-24 A photo of Robert with a police escort was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-14-24 The Southwestern's 'Remembering Robert' article was added to 'Clippings'
4-12-24 Events from 1933 to '38, 1946/47 and 1954 to '56 were added to Eugene's timeline
4-12-24 Two events from 1938 were added to Helen's timeline
4-12-24 A photo of Robert with his family in '35 was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
4-12-24 A sepia toned photo of Robert with a family was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-11-24 A photo of Robert at a table on his b-day was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-9-24 Robert at the Texas Centennial was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
4-5-24 California was added to 'Appearances'
4-5-24 A photo of Robert in Cape Girardeau was added to the '1937-1940' picture page (the 200th later years pic!)
4-4-24 Nikolai's birthday and early life was added to 'Other Giants'
4-4-24 Betty's page has started with a timeline going to 1946
4-4-24 7 photos of Robert voting were added to the '1937-1940' picture page (exactly 85 years later!)
4-2-24 A 1988 radio interview with the Alton Museum, Robert Graul and others was added to 'Videos'
4-2-24 A KIDO radio pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-30-24 An article of the Wadlows' move to Sanford Avenue was added to 'Clippings'
3-28-24 The 'Appearances' page was added
3-28-24 The photos now have alt text for accessibility!
3-28-24 The Florida hotel photo was updated to HD and identified as Suwannee in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-25-24 Two documentaries were added to 'Other Giants'
3-25-24 Leonid Stadnyk was added to 'Other Giants'
3-25-24 Two 'We, The People' photos were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-24-24 An article of Sonny Wadlow visiting Decatur was added to 'Clippings'
3-24-24 Yaroslav's funny bike moment was added to 'Other Giants'
3-24-24 A '38 sibling photo was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-23-24 The studio portrait pic was moved from the '1930-1933' picture page to the '1934-1936' one
3-22-24 A photo of Robert posing by a car was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-22-24 An article remembering when Robert came to town was added to 'Clippings'
3-19-24 A new photo of Robert at Mission Shoe Store was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-19-24 An article of Robert's shoe at Mission Shoe Store was added to 'Clippings'
3-19-24 Two articles of Robert having a fall and getting a new char were added to 'Clippings'
3-18-24 Links to viola and vocal versions of 'Dark Eyes' was added to Helen's page
3-18-24 The siblings' families were added to their pages
3-18-24 Events from 1947-1961 were added to Helen's timeline
3-17-24 An article featuring Robert's carferry ride was added to 'Clippings'
3-17-24 An article of Robert in Cassville was added to 'Clippings'
3-15-24 A long article of Robert in Albert Lea (with a smiley new pic!) was added to 'Clippings' (the 200th main clipping!)
3-13-24 A Ripley's Niagara pic was added to the shoe gallery in 'Artifacts'
3-13-24 Wadlow's Shoes was added to 'Artifacts'
3-13-24 The shoe gallery was started with 9 photos in 'Artifacts'
3-11-24 A photo of Robert with Robert Goulding was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-11-24 Timofey celebrating Maslenitsa was added to 'Other Giants'
3-9-24 Timofey's berry picking and ride were added to 'Other Giants'
3-6-24 The wheelchair pic was updated to HD and moved from the '1937-1940' picture page to the '1934-1936' one
3-6-24 A photo of Robert with Jan Hoover was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-5-24 An article of Robert in Boise (with a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings'
3-5-24 A luggage tag and an Old Bakery Beer shirt were added to 'Artifacts'
3-4-24 A new photo of Robert at Orr-Sigley was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-4-24 Andrei's love for astrology was added to 'Other Giants'
3-3-24 A Redwood Falls photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-2-24 The basketball team pic was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-1-24 A photo of Robert at the Murray Hotel was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-28-24 Yaroslav's favorite flowers was added to 'Other Giants'
2-27-24 Andrei's farm life was added to 'Other Giants'
2-26-24 The cover of 'Stand Tall' was added to 'Resources'
2-26-24 A photo of Robert peeking through a transom was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-24-24 The Robert/HJ train pic was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
2-24-24 A photo of Robert near a fish market was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-23-24 Feodor Machnow was added to 'Other Giants'
2-23-24 A report of Old Bakery Beer's b-day tradition was added to 'Videos'
2-22-24 A three part article with 100 facts was added to 'Clippings'
2-22-24 Two b-day photos were updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
2-22-24 The site turned 5 years old today! :D
2-21-24 A photo of Robert promoting Peter's Shoes was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-20-24 Events from 1919 to 1925 were added to the '1918-1926' timeline page
2-17-24 A photo of Robert at KWOC Radio was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-16-24 A photo of Robert at the Leeper Hotel was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-16-24 An article of Robert meeting Captain Wagner (in a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings'
2-15-24 A neighbor girl was identified in a pic from the '1930-1933' picture page
2-15-24 A new pic of Robert with three men was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-13-24 Yaroslav's favorite meal was added to 'Other Giants'
2-11-24 A new photo of Robert in Trion was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
2-9-24 The 'Doomed to Loom' comic was added to 'Resources'
2-9-24 A 1962 article with a chandelier photo was added to 'Clippings'
2-7-24 A photo of Robert on a plane was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-2-24 Yaroslav's safe village and old friend were added to 'Other Giants'
2-2-24 A new photo of Robert in a swimsuit was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
2-2-24 Robert's weight was changed from 241 to 230 lb in the 'Height Chart' page
1-29-24 The year of two other sweater photos were changed to 1938 in the '1937-1940' picture page
1-29-24 A Robbie and HJ pic was replaced with one in HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
1-28-24 Videos from Great Rivers & Routes and The History Guy were added to 'Videos'
1-28-24 Footage of Robert in Lebnon, Kentucky was added to 'Videos'
1-27-24 A photo Robert getting measured and a new one in Stoughton were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-26-24 Two photos of Robert at Parents' Night and Alton High were added to the '1934-1936' picture page
1-25-24 A fourth Roodhouse photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-25-24 The Roodhouse trilogy was moved from the '1930-1933' picture page to the '1937-1940' one
1-24-24 A scooter newsreel was added to the '1930-1932' timeline page
1-24-24 Dates were added to the two newsreels from the '1927-1929 and '1930-1932' timeline pages
1-22-24 A yearbook page of Robert at Western Military Academy was added to 'Clippings'
1-18-24 A clipping of Robert at Lambert Field was added to 'Clippings'
1-18-24 Two photos of Robert with three people were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-17-24 Rizky Al Barkah was added to 'Other Giants'
1-15-24 A 1932 Weatherbird Shoes brochure was added to 'Artifacts'
1-11-24 A girl and her dad were identified in a pic from the '1934-1936' picture page
1-11-24 Zhao Liang was added to 'Other Giants'
1-9-24 Yaroslav's funny birthday was added to 'Other Giants'
1-7-24 A photo of Robert with friends was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-5-24 A Las Vegas postcard of Robert was added to 'Artifacts'
1-3-24 A photo of Robert at Camp Manitowish was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
1-2-24 Events from the early '40s were added to Helen's timeline
12-20-24 An article about Robert getting a Monroe key was added to 'Clippings'
12-17-24 An article of Robert and Harold at a hotel was added to 'Clippings'
12-16-24 The car lean photo was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
12-13-24 A photo of Robert in Eldon was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-12-24 A new photo of Robert with a car and friend was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-12-24 A clip from Size Matters (with a new pic!) was added to 'Videos'
12-12-24 Robert's chair was added to 'Artifacts'
12-9-24 A photo of Robert playing basketball was added to 'Clippings'
12-3-24 A photo of Robert blowing out his b-day candles was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-1-24 Altamont, Illinois was added to 'Appearances'
12-1-24 Robert's visit to the Candy Kitchen was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 87 years yesterday!)
11-27-24 A photo of Robert with the Biscailuzes was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-22-24 Robert's Perryville visit was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
11-22-24 The friendly Robert and Primo Carnera pic was updated to HD in the '1930-1933' picture page
11-20-24 Two photos of Robert in his high school clubs were added to the '1934-1936' picture page
11-15-24 A photo of Robert at the Belleville Daily Advocate was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-13-24 Robert's 1934 newsreel was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
11-10-24 A poignant shoe photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-5-24 Ellington, Missouri was added to 'Appearances'
11-2-24 Two photos of Robert and HJ with neighbors were added to the '1934-1936' picture page
11-1-24 A 1973 Horizon article was added to 'Clippings'
11-1-24 A photo of John F. Carroll with David Moran was updated to HD in 'Other Giants'
10-22-24 Sedalia was added to the Chippewa pic in the '1937-1940' picture page
10-21-24 A photo of a sitting Robert and standing Addie was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-13-24 A Guinness flyer from 1994 and a shirt from '85 were added to 'Artifacts'
10-12-24 A new Bernard Coyne photo (ft. the Seney brothers) was added to 'Other Giants'
10-11-24 A photo of Robert at the Princess Theatre was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
10-8-24 Two photos of Robert & Harold in Somerset and Bob in his house were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-2-24 Two pairs of shoes from Alton and an unknown store were added to 'Artifacts'
9-30-24 Robert the farmer was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
9-25-24 An article about Robert's Canada visit was added to 'Clippings'
9-20-24 A photo of Robert and Harold in Mt. Ida was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-19-24 A collage of Jack Earle color photos (!!!) was added to 'Other Giants'
9-19-24 Jack Earle's moving year was added to 'Other Giants'
9-17-24 An article on Robert's time at Camp Manitowish (with a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings'
9-16-24 The family's final ages were added to their pages
9-14-24 Find a Grave was added to 'Resources'
9-12-24 A photo of Robert putting on his coat was added to 'Clippings'
9-11-24 Two new photos of Robert in Calhoun City and Ashland were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-8-24 Two new John Rogan pics and biography info were added to 'Other Giants'
9-8-24 A tiny John Rogan pic was updated to HD in 'Other Giants'
9-6-24 Richland, Missouri was added to 'Appearances'
9-6-24 A third photo of Robert in Richland was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-6-24 A posing pic from '39 was changed to Richland in '40 in the '1937-1940' picture page
9-4-24 A PDF of The Long Shadows was added to Jake's part of 'Other Giants'
9-2-24 A photo of Robert with two ladies in St. Joseph was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-2-24 A long article on Robert's court case was added to 'Clippings'
9-1-24 A new photo of Robert in Mountain Grove was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-30-24 An article on Robert really topping in Chariton was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 85 years yesterday!)
8-24-24 The Plymouth '39 pics were changed to '38 in the '1937-1940' picture page
8-24-24 A short article on Robert in the news in 1927 was added to 'Clippings'
8-24-24 The Wadlows' move was, well, moved from the '1930-1932' timeline page to '1927-1929'
8-22-24 An article on Robert's West Plains visit was added to 'Clippings'
8-22-24 Two new photos of Robert's hand in 1930 and West Plains in '33 were added to the '1930-1933' picture page
8-22-24 A photo of Robert in Warrensburg was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-21-24 Gabriel Monjane was added to 'Other Giants'
8-20-24 A new photo of Robert in Seneca was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-18-24 Cedar Falls, Iowa was added to 'Appearances'
8-18-24 A double photo of Robert in Cedar Falls was added to the '1937-1940' picture page (exactly 85 years later!)
8-17-24 Timofey's height was adjusted and a link to his store was added to 'Other Giants'
8-16-24 A photo of Robert in a hallway with Harold and HJ was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-15-24 HSC, Papers Past, Gallica and Retro News were added to 'Resources'
8-14-24 A '36 Shurtleff Pioneer article was updated to HQ and a '41 article was added to 'Clippings'
8-14-24 Eugene's time at Shurtleff College was added to his timeline
8-14-24 An article on Robert's fun at Niagara Falls was added to 'Clippings'