Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Staff
Megan Rapp
Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 402
Favorite Twain Quote
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.”
Mark Schneider
Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 404
Favorite Twain Quote
“It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others – and less trouble.” – Mark Twain
Meagan Garey
Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 401
Favorite Twain Quote
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the idea life.”
Cherie Jackson
Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 573-221-9010 ext. 403
Favorite Twain Quote
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther not.” – Mark Twain
Tom Carpenter
Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 406
Favorite Twain Quote
Favorite and often used quote—
“My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.”
“Supposing is good, but finding out is better."
- Mark Twain in Eruption; Mark Twain’s Autobiography
Governance
There are two boards that have jurisdiction over the Mark Twain Museums properties. The Mark Twain Home Foundation is a not-for-profit Foundation which leases the boyhood home from the City of Hannibal. It also oversees properties owned by the Foundation.
Board of Directors
Steve Viorel, President
Anne Hizar, Vice-President
Neil F. Maune, Jr., Treasurer
Kristy Trevathan, Secretary
Dr. Sandra Ahlum
Joel Booth
Howard Burton
Darrel Edge
Justin Gibson
John Hark
Paula Holliday
Dr. David Jackson
Mike Kettlekamp
Sherri Steinmann
Dr. Phil Tweedy
The city-owned Mark Twain properties (The Boyhood Home, Museum Gift Shop, Garden, and Tom and Huck Statue) are leased to the Mark Twain Home Foundation. The lease is administered by the Mark Twain Home Board. The Home Board is appointed by the City of Hannibal. The Mark Twain Home Foundation then manages the daily operation of all the museum properties.
Board Members
Frank Salter, Chairman
Representative Louis Riggs
Kristy Trevathan
