Site Updates
Find out what's new on the site here!
(newest is on top)
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' (exac
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
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12-31-23 Yaroslav's New Year's Eve tradition was added to 'Other Giants'
12-26-23 Two photos of Robert with a car were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-21-23 Rumeysa's airplane experience and her new documentary were added to 'Other Giants'
12-20-23 New photos of Robert in Ida Grove, Iowa were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-18-23 A new photo of Robert with Earl and John was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
12-17-23 Many events from throughout the '30s were added to Helen's timeline
12-17-23 Two events from 1920 were added to Harold's timeline page
12-10-23 More info on Nikolai was added to 'Other Giants'
12-7-23 Neil Fingleton was added to 'Other Giants'
12-3-23 A clipping of Robert in Granite City was added to 'Clippings'
11-29-23 Three photos of Robert at Jerseyville were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-24-23 Andrei's winter style was added to 'Other Giants'
11-21-23 A photo of Robert with the Tomiches was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
11-21-23 A photo of Robert at a service desk was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-17-23 Two bordered photos of Robert on tour were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-14-23 A photo of Robert and Mary Breece was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-13-23 A clipping of Robert with Maureen O'Sullivan and Ann Morris was added to 'Clippings'
11-12-23 Links to Sandy Allen's books were added to 'Other Giants'
11-11-23 A postcard of Robert was added to 'Artifacts'
11-11-23 A clipping about Robert's size 34 shoes was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 91 years later!)
11-10-23 A photo of Robert admiring his Mason ring was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-8-23 The guy named Bill was identified as Smilin' Bill Miller in the '1934-1936' picture page
11-8-23 Four '36 events were added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
10-31-23 Nikolai's dream was added to 'Other Giants'
10-25-23 A photo of Robert with a license plate was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-24-23 Robert going to college was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
10-18-23 Jack Earle's retirement was added to 'Other Giants'
10-18-23 A photo of Robert ducking in a hotel was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-13-23 A clipping about Robert's capitol visit was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 85 years later!)
10-13-23 A new photo of Robert holding up a car was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-8-23 Delores Pullard was added to 'Other Giants'
10-7-23 A clipping about Robert after a good shot was added to 'Clippings'
10-2-23 A photo of Robert at a tour stop was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-28-23 The mysterious Nikolai Kolya was added to 'Other Giants'
9-28-23 A photo of Robert in a washroom was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-27-23 Robert's guitar was added to 'Artifacts'
9-27-23 Yaroslav's legacy was added to 'Other Giants'
9-25-23 A photo of Robert in front of his house was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
9-22-23 Little Robert in Grafton was added to the '1918-1926' timeline page
9-22-23 The timeline pages were redesigned slightly
9-22-23 Robert's graduation was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
9-22-23 A link to Yaroslav's favorite movie was added to 'Other Giants'
9-20-23 A tour of Robert's Alton Museum exhibit from 1985 was added to 'Videos'
9-20-23 A Dearly Departed Tours video of Robert was added to 'Videos'
9-19-23 Footage from Plainview was added to 'Videos'
9-19-23 Intercontinental Music Lab's 'Really Tall People' song was added to 'Videos'
9-17-23 Andrei's favorite song was added to 'Other Giants'
9-16-23 Igor's YouTube channel was added to 'Other Giants'
9-15-23 Bao Xishun was added to 'Other Giants'
9-12-23 A photo of Robert with a crowd was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-10-23 Two photos of Robert at his ice cream stand were added to the '1937-1940' picture page (one is new!)
9-10-23 Two new photos of Robert at the circus and on tour were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-10-23 Andrei's love of swimming was added to 'Other Giants'
9-7-23 Color footage (!!!!!) of Robert in South Dakota was added to 'Videos'
9-7-23 A new photo of Robert in front of a store was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-5-23 Rumeysa's website link was moved to underneath her main picture in 'Other Giants'
9-5-23 Jack Earle's post-circus time and Myer's memory was added to 'Other Giants'
9-5-23 Andrei Melleev was added to 'Other Giants'
9-1-23 Two photos of Robert doing chores was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-31-23 A photo of Robert waving was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-26-23 Charles Byrne was added to 'Other Giants'
8-24-23 An 'Artifacts' page has been added with lots of letters, a library card and a painting
8-21-23 An article about dimes talking to Robert was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 87 years later!)
8-20-23 A photo and clipping of Robert in Arthur were added to the '1937-1940' picture page and 'Clippings'
8-20-23 Robert's hobbies were added to his page
8-19-23 Two TTM articles from 1940 were added to 'Clippings'
8-19-23 A photo of Robert and Harold Jr was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-17-23 A photo of Robert canoeing was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
8-14-23 The name of Don Koehler's tall club was added to 'Other Giants'
8-13-23 An alternate family photo in HD was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-7-23 Don Koehler's neighborhood was added to 'Other Giants'
8-6-23 The Great Move ended with the final 82 files being moved (freeing 230 MB of space on my bc09 site!)
8-5-23 A pic of Robert with a kid on a ladder was moved from the '1930-1933' picture page to the '1934-1936' one
8-5-23 The Great Move continued with 89 files being moved (and many pic captions were modified)
8-4-23 85 files from the site's beginning were moved from my bc09 site to here (including all early clippings!)
8-2-23 An Arkansas visit and the yule rush were added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
8-1-23 Väinö Myllyrinne was added to 'Other Giants'
7-30-23 Two photos of Robert with citrus queens was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-29-23 A new photo of Robert in Springfield was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
7-29-23 Don's love of reading and puzzles was added to 'Other Giants'
7-28-23 The picture pages are finally under 'Photos' in the menu!
7-28-23 The social media footer was updated with Threads and new icons
7-27-23 A photo of Robert and Harold Jr. was added to the '1934-1936' picture page (exactly 87 years later!)
7-27-23 The family's middle names were added to their pages
7-27-23 Helen's page was revised and her gallery was started with two early pics
7-27-23 Eugene's gallery was started with pics from the first decade of his life
7-27-23 An ad for Robert's appearance at Wolff's (clipping 200!) was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 84 years later!)
7-26-23 An article about the Robert statue's giant project was added to 'Clippings'
7-25-23 A photo of Robert giving roses to Addie was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-25-23 An article about Robert trying to live a normal life was added to 'Clippings'
7-21-23 A link to Jake's biography was added to 'Other Giants'
7-21-23 A photo of Robert at Commercial Hotel was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-16-23 The Enumclaw pic was updated to higher quality and moved to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-16-23 A photo of Robert with canes was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
7-15-23 Robert's last photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-9-23 A new photo of Robert in Enumclaw was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
7-7-23 Robert's weight was added to the height chart
7-3-23 A clipping about Robert's abnormal pituitary gland was added to 'Clippings'
7-2-23 Robert's Guinness World Records page was added to 'Resources'
7-2-23 Yaroslav's favorite movie was added to 'Other Giants'
6-29-23 A mysterious book, 'Stand Tall', was added to 'Resources'
6-28-23 Timofey's favorite drink was added to 'Other Giants'
6-24-23 An ad about a 1933 visit to Heur's Shoes was added to 'Clippings'
6-24-23 Links to Tallest People Wiki and Celeb Heights were added to 'Other Giants' and 'Resources'
6-23-23 Jake's section was slightly expanded in 'Other Giants'
6-23-23 The 'About' page gained paragraph indentations for an easier read
6-23-23 The TTM link was changed from an August to April Wayback capture in 'Other Giants'
6-23-23 Yaroslav's birthplace was added to 'Other Giants'
6-23-23 Bernard Coyne and Timofey Alexandravich were added to 'Other Giants'
6-22-23 A photo of Robert at GallenKamp's was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-20-23 A 1984 article with 3 photos was added to 'Clippings'
6-19-23 Info about Yaroslav's siblings and his birth/death dates were added to 'Other Giants'
6-19-23 Two more photos of Robert in a hotel room were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-18-23 Two photos of Robert and Harold in a hotel room were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-17-23 The main photos on 'Other Giants' were centered
6-17-23 The Wadlow family photo's year was changed from 1926 to '28 in the '1918-1929' picture page
6-14-23 An HD version of the Robert and Ray Carter pic was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
6-14-23 Two photos of Robert with a camera were moved from the '1937-1940' to the '1934-1936' pic pages
6-11-23 John F. Carroll and Yao Defen were added to 'Other Giants'
6-8-23 Don Koehler's main photo was changed to a happier one in 'Other Giants'
6-8-23 The wacky mobile version of 'Other Giants' was fixed
6-8-23 Two photos of Robert in his boxers were added to the '1934-1936' picture page
6-8-23 A Jack Earle circus crowd pic was replaced with a series of cute negatives in 'Other Giants'
6-8-23 A John Aasen pic of him with a grumpy guy was replaced with a trio pic 'Other Giants'
6-7-23 John Aasen was added to 'Other Giants'
6-6-23 A photo of Robert at Treasure Island was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-5-23 A two page 'Radio Guide' article was added to 'Clippings'
6-3-23 Robert's move was expanded in the '1927-1929' timeline page
6-3-23 New info about Yaroslav and his son was added in 'Other Giants'
6-1-23 The 'About' page was expanded
6-1-23 A long (and recent!) clipping of Robert's court case was added to 'Clippings'
6-1-23 A clipping of Robert winning a basketball game was added to 'Clippings'
5-30-23 Two photos of Robert on a boat were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-28-23 The Alton Museum links were changed to Wayback Machine ones in 'Resources'
5-24-23 Jane Bunford's height was changed from 7 ft 11 to 7 ft 9 in 'Other Giants'
5-24-23 A new Perryville pic was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
5-20-23 A blurry Ella Ewing photo was changed to a sweet parent pic in 'Other Giants'
5-19-23 Eddie Carmel was added to 'Other Giants'
5-18-23 A new photo of Robert in Manchester was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-17-23 A clipping of Robert observing his birth anniversary was added to 'Clippings'
5-12-23 A clipping with three photos was added to 'Clippings'
5-4-23 A Rosedale photo was updated and a grandpa pic was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
5-4-23 A new photo of Robert in Albert Lea was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-26-23 Two photos of Robert at the Heuer farm were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-26-23 The links on the 'More' page were redesigned
4-26-23 Yaroslav Mekhaylov was added to 'Other Giants'
4-21-23 Robert's Boy Scout days were slightly expanded in the '1930-1932' timeline page
4-14-23 A photo of Robert at Heck's shoe store was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-11-23 Two full page clippings remembering Robert were added to 'Clippings'
4-6-23 Robert's move was added to the '1927-1929' timeline page
4-5-23 A new photo of Robert at Hotel Albert was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-5-23 This site is now premium! (hello to 50 GB of storage instead of just 500 MB!)
3-21-23 A new photo of Robert with the Cardinals was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-13-23 Two photos from Janesville were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-8-23 A clipping of tuxedo clad Robert with a cane was added to 'Clippings'
3-1-23 Most of the Tumblr tag link was changed to the archived tag in 'Resources'
2-27-23 The link to the revised Jennifer Phillips book was changed from eBay to Amazon in 'Resources'
2-25-23 A photo of Robert and his siblings on the couch was updated to HD in the '1934-1936' picture page
2-22-23 A special 'Alton Telegraph' section from Robert's 80th b-day was added to 'Clippings'(exactly 25 years later!)
2-22-23 The site turned 4 years old today! :D
2-21-23 This website was added to the Wayback Machine
2-21-23 Headers were added to the '1937-1939' and '1940-now' timeline pages
2-20-23 Robert being interviewed at home was added to the '1927-1929' timeline page
2-20-23 The Robbie and friends pic was updated and moved from the '1930-1933' picture page to the '1918-1929' one
2-19-23 The Roodhouse reunion pics were moved from the '1937-1940' picture page to the '1930-1933' one
2-19-23 The photo of Robert and Addie in the '1937-1940' picture page was edited slightly
2-19-23 A Seymour Bluffs book was added to 'Resources'
2-8-23 The Handsome Family's 'Giant of Illinois' song was added to 'Videos'
2-8-23 Three photos (a car pose pic & two St. Joseph pics) were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-3-23 A photo of Robert with Dale Dryer was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-26-23 An article of sensitive, gentle Robert was added to 'Clippings'
1-24-23 The Japanese Robert video was changed to my YouTube upload
1-23-23 Robert's fashionable event was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
1-22-23 DeMolay info was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
1-22-23 A clipping of Robert and his family posing before court was added to 'Clippings'
1-19-23 An old updates page (containing 2019-21 changes) was created
1-19-23 The '1927-1929' timeline page's arrows were updated
1-18-23 Robert's illness and school events were added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
1-7-23 A clipping of Robert's western trip being called off was added to 'Clippings'
1-6-23 A clipping of Robert showing up Laurel men was added to 'Clippings'