Great News from Hannibal! Thanks to the many people who have written and e-mailed with their concerns, the Mark Twain Boyhood Home Foundation has formally announced it has dropped plans to construct the phony schoolhouse and church in the area immediately around the house. Special thanks to Shelly Fisher-Fishkin for her prompt concern and attention. The Hannibal Historic District Development Commission wishes to also thank architectural historian Esley Hamilton who articulated the preservation concerns so well. The foundation is working on reconstruciton of the Blankenship house. Thank you, Terrell Dempey Secretary Hannibal Historic District Development Commission