Site Updates
Find out what's new on the site here!
(newest is on top)
2-22-26 A 'timely' 18th birthday article was added to 'Clippings' ​(exactly 90 years ago today!)
2-22-26 A trio of birthday photos was added to 'Clippings' ​(exactly 87 years ago today!)
2-22-26 The site turned 7 years old today! :D
2-19-26 The Robert/Harold/Eugene pics had Atlanta added to them in the '1930-1933' picture page
2-18-26 A Ripley's shot glass was added to 'Artifacts'
2-13-26 An Extended Family page was added, starting with Cecil
2-13-26 Harold's party was added to his page
2-10-26 Harold's height was adjusted to 5 ft 11 instead of 10
2-6-26 A Robert/Harold Jr. house photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-4-26 A pewter charm was added to 'Artifacts'
2-3-26 A short article about county news was added to 'Clippings'​
1-25-26 A new photo of Robert with three boys was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
1-25-26 A new photo of Robert with CJ Jacoby was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
1-24-26 An article about Robert's graduation was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 90 years ago today!)
1-24-26 Robert's final senior photo was added to the '1934-1936' picture page (exactly 90 years after he graduated!)
1-20-26 A photo of Robert with Rev. Clinton and Mr. Abbott was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
1-19-26 4 new Viroqua photos were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-19-26 The final Willow Phlox video was added to 'Videos'
1-17-26 Willow Phlox's La Crosse mystery duo was added to 'Videos'
1-15-26 Two photos of Martin Bates were added to 'Other Giants'
1-12-26 The stewardess in the 3 Newark pics was identified as Gladys Entrekin in the '1937-1940' picture page
1-12-26 A photo with Manuel King was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-10-26 South Carolina and South Dakota were added to 'Appearances'
1-9-26 Robert's Santa chair was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
1-2-26 A Metcalf's pic was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
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12-29-25 An article of Robert growing up with corn was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 88 years ago today!)
12-23-25 Pennsylvania was added to 'Appearances'
12-19-25 A YouTube link to Rumeysa: Walking Tall was added to 'Other Giants'
12-14-25 An article of Robert at The Alton Telegraph was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 96 years ago today!)
12-9-25 Two racetrack photos were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
12-8-25 A story of Robert in Albert Lea was added to 'Clippings'
12-4-25 A new photo of Robert in Flavortown was added to 'Clippings'
12-3-25 Two new favorite authors of Robert's were added to his page
11-30-25 A new Mt. Healthy photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-28-25 Harold Jr. and Betty's jobs from the 1950 census were added to their pages
11-26-25 A photo of Robert with the Gradys was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 25 years ago today!)
11-25-25 A St. Paul photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-14-25 A Vicco photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
11-13-25 Wakefield, Kansas was added to 'Appearances'
11-13-25 An article about Robert's smiley Bristol visit was added to 'Clippings'
11-9-25 Martin Bates was finally added to 'Other Giants'
11-6-25 Anna Swan was finally added to 'Other Giants'
11-5-25 A softly lit photo was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
11-1-25 An Alton tourist card was added to 'Artifacts'
10-27-25 Salisbury, Missouri was added to 'Appearances'
10-27-25 A Salisbury photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-22-25 The leaning PM21 pic was updated to a fuller HD version in the '1937-1940' picture page
10-22-25 The "1933" Perryville pic was moved to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-20-25 Two new pics of Robert on the Pere Marquette were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-18-25 A photo of Robert posing with a car was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
10-17-25 A photo of Robert at the Days of Deadwood was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
10-16-25 A Guinness chart was added to 'Resources'
10-10-25 An article about Robert's Scottsbluff visit was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 86 years ago today!)
10-9-25 A new photo of Robert in South Bend was added to 'Clippings'
10-9-25 Robert's contract signing and pre-circus travels were added to the '1937-1939' timeline page
10-2-25 The Tumblr link to Looking Back and Up was replaced with a PDF in 'Resources'
9-25-25 The WCLE reporter was identified in the '1937-1940' picture page
9-25-25 A pic with a little person was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-24-25 Timofey's cute nickname was added to 'Other Giants'
9-21-25 A new photo of Robert with William Motley in 1931 was added to 'Clippings'
9-18-25 A new World's Fair photo was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
9-14-25 A photo of Robert with a pastor (the Big Boy pic in HD!) was added to 'Clippings'
9-12-25 Three photos from Hazard, Kentucky were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
9-7-25 A 2015 giants meet up photo was added to 'Other Giants'
9-5-25 Harold's height was added to his page
9-5-25 Eugene's registration card, true eye color and height/weight were added to his page
9-3-25 A stereoscope photo and a DeMolay certificate were added to 'Artifacts'
8-31-25 A new Storm Lake pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
8-30-25 A new pic with an art teacher was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
8-29-25 New 1933 footage from Guinness was added to 'Videos'
8-29-25 Bob Wegner was added to 'Other Giants'
8-25-25 A pair of shoes from Des Plaines was added to 'Artifacts'
8-19-25 Pavel Petrovich was added to 'Other Giants'
8-17-25 Google Books was added to 'Resources'
8-16-25 An article on Robert with a Legion band (and a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings'
8-15-25 An article on Robert in North Georgia was added to 'Clippings'
8-13-25 A new Roaring Spring pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page (the 300th later years pic!)
8-11-25 An article on Robert in Sullivan was added to 'Clippings'
8-10-25 An article on Robert being a 10 year old giant in '29 was added to 'Clippings'
8-8-25 An article with a photo of Robert and Mr. Clayton was added to 'Clippings'
8-3-25 A South Carolina pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-26-25 A new butt pic was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 87 years ago this month!)
7-25-25 A short article about Robert in Atlanta was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 94 years ago today!)
7-21-25 An East Prairie article with an unknown date was added to 'Clippings'
7-16-25 Oklahoma and Oregon were added to 'Appearances'
7-15-25 A DeMolay coffin photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page (85 years later...)
7-10-25 A new St. Joseph pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
7-6-25 A new pic of Robert pouring Valspar was added to 'Clippings'
7-5-25 A couple of Jake's movies and his circus life were added to 'Other Giants'
7-3-25 The carferry pic captions have the ship name added in the '1937-1940' picture page (exactly 85 years ago today!)
6-29-25 An article of Robert in Buffalo was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 86 years ago today!)
6-28-25 Jake's Aussie tour and jewelry job was added to 'Other Giants'
6-22-25 An article about Robert's Masonic ring was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 85 years ago today!)
6-22-25 Two pics of Robert and his Masonic ring were added to the '1937-1940' picture page (exactly 85 years ago today!)
6-22-25 A new pic in a Dryer's ad was added to 'Clippings'
6-16-25 Robert's '35 Tatler photo was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
6-13-25 The 1992 Guinness ProSet card was added to 'Artifacts'
6-11-25 A sepia neighbor photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
6-9-25 An article on Robert being 7 ft 11 was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 91 years ago today!)
6-2-25 North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio were added to 'Appearances'
5-30-25 A second blue YesterYear card was added to 'Artifacts'
5-29-25 Robert's Kansas City visit was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
​5-29-25 The Kansas City outtakes were given a date in 'Videos'
5-27-25 A college basketball pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-26-25 The chef photo was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
5-23-25 A 1995 news report was added to 'Videos'
5-22-25 An Olympia GallenKamp's photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-22-25 YesterYear's new trading cards were added to 'Artifacts'
5-17-25 An illustration of Robert from Robert Froman's Bigger and Smaller was added to 'Artifacts'
5-17-25 A Barnes Hospital photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-16-25 An article about Robert's 1936 Christmas was added to 'Clippings'
5-15-25 Daniel Cajanus was added to 'Other Giants'
5-14-25 A 1957 Topps trading card and a cast of Robert's hand were added to 'Artifacts'
5-11-25 A new Heuer farm photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
5-9-25 A stair building photo was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
5-8-25 An article on Robert's Lebanon visit was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 86 years ago today!)
5-6-25 The missing '1937-1939' timeline page was added to the menu
5-5-25 Yaroslav's special shoes were added to 'Other Giants'
5-4-25 A link to a day with Olivier was added to 'Other Giants'
5-3-25 July 1936 and February 1940 were added to 'Height Chart'
5-3-25 The weights for 1936 '37 and 38 and the height for '35 were adjusted in 'Height Chart'
5-3-25 Robert being sized up was added to the '1937-1939' timeline page
5-3-25 Robert's possible Grafton visit was added to the '1918-1926' timeline page
4-30-25 A new pic of Robert at a shoe shop was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
4-28-25 The heights for 1937, '38 and '39 were adjusted in 'Height Chart'
4-28-25 A camper photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-27-25 Stoughton was added to 'Appearances'
4-27-25 Two Stoughton photos were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-24-25 A somber family photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-22-25 A Rolla photo was added to the '1930-1933' picture page
4-18-25 A 1935 clipping with an outdated photo was added to 'Clippings'
4-17-25 Three wikis were added to 'Resources'
4-13-25 A basketball photo was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-12-25 A photo of Robert with 3 men was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-10-25 Olivier Rioux was added to 'Other Giants'
4-7-25 Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and New York were added to 'Appearances'
4-6-25 A photo from Prague, Oklahoma was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-5-25 An article on Robert's 1932 Rolla visit was added to 'Clippings'
4-5-25 Timofey's love of tennis and his nickname for Robert was added to 'Other Giants'
4-2-25 A photo of Robert in Lexington was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
4-2-25 An article from Midweek Pictorial was added to 'Clippings'
3-30-25 Pics of Robert with Addie and an elevator were changed from '39 to '38 in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-27-25 Two new pics of John Carroll and one of John Rogan were added to 'Other Giants'
3-26-25 Two Albany articles were added to 'Clippings'
3-26-25 A photo from Albany, Oregon was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-23-25 An article on Robert's 1931 visit to Rolla (with a new pic!) was added to 'Clippings'
3-22-25 George Bell was added to 'Other Giants'
3-20-25 An up and up collage was added to 'Clippings'
3-18-25 Two pics of a hatted Robert with girls were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-18-25 Updates from January to August 2024 were moved to 'Old Site Updates'
3-18-25 An HD version of the flower lapel pic was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
3-14-25 TheTallestMan's Wayback link was replaced with a wiki copy in 'Resources' and 'Other Giants'
3-14-25 James Toller was added to 'Other Giants'
3-14-25 A Lancaster graduation invitation was added to 'Artifacts'
3-14-25 Rochester, Minnesota was added to 'Appearances'
3-11-25 A clipping of Robert's too short beds in St. Joseph was added to 'Clippings' (exactly 86 years later!)
3-7-25 Yaroslav's childhood job was added to 'Other Giants'
3-7-25 The pic of Robert and his pal was updated to HD in the '1934-1936' picture page
3-2-25 The standing flight attendant photo was updated to HD in the '1937-1940' picture page
3-1-25 A photo of Robert with Kiwanians was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-27-25 A photo of Robert with a license plate was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-26-25 A photo of Robert in Boise was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
2-22-25 Ben Sliva's amazing cutout was added to 'Videos'
2-22-25 Old Bakery Beer's celebration was added to 'Artifacts'
2-22-25 The site turned 6 years old today! :D
2-17-25 A clipping of Robert with a pony was added to 'Clippings'
2-16-25 A clipping of Robert and Betty in HD was added to 'Clippings'
2-15-25 A photo of Robert with a lady was added to the '1918-1929' picture page
2-15-25 Helen and Betty's bride photos were updated to HD and a '49 event was added to Betty's page
2-14-25 Five clippings from 1929, '38 and '39 (with a new Oregon pic!) were added to 'Clippings'
2-13-25 An article on Japan's 'Legend of 100,000 People' was added to 'Clippings'
2-10-25 Two new photos of Robert with the Bennets were added to the '1918-1929' picture page
2-6-25 A surprise new pic and WCC info were added to Helen's page!
2-6-25 Helen's page was finished with rest of her gallery
2-6-25 80s events and strings performances from 1945 and '46 were added to Helen's timeline on her 105th b-day!)
2-3-25 A La Crosse article on Robert's death was added to 'Clippings'
2-3-25 A new photo of Robert at Levines was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-28-25 Robert's visit with his uncle was added to the '1933-1936' timeline page
1-28-25 A photo of Robert with George Hadley was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-27-25 The '1937-1939' timeline page was started with tailors and basketball
1-25-25 A link to Andrei's babyhood home was added to 'Other Giants'
1-23-25 A photo of Robert with Grant's Pass cavepeople was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-23-25 The bow tie guys pic was updated with a name and place in the '1937-1940' picture page
1-22-25 The two ladies photo was updated to HD with new info in the '1937-1940' picture page
1-22-25 Two new photos in Missouri and Robert with bow tie guys were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-21-25 Two photos of Robert at The Daily News were added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-21-25 A pic of all the tallest people in GWR 2025 was added to 'Other Giants'
1-18-25 A photo of Robert with a mattress was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
1-14-25 MIRC was added to 'Resources'
1-14-25 An article of the 1928 newsreel was added to 'Clippings'
1-14-25 Christopher Greener was added to 'Other Giants'
1-12-25 A photo of Robert and Don Heuer was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-12-25 The White River pic was moved from the '1934-1936' picture page to the '1937-1940' one
1-8-25 BBC's Medical Mysteries was added to 'Other Giants'
1-8-25 A new photo of Robert in Owensboro was added to 'Clippings'
1-7-25 A look back at Robert with a very narrow building was added to 'Clippings'
1-5-25 A new photo of Robert with the Wiseman brothers was added to the '1934-1936' picture page
1-5-25 A photo of Robert with Officer Dick was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-4-25 A new photo of Robert in Parsons was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
1-2-25 A photo of Robert and Bettina Norberg was added to the '1937-1940' picture page
