Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday,

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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: Pine Street Bridge Construction

Our first photo for this week shows workers building the old Pine Street bridge in Corning. Early in the automobile era, cars in Corning could drive straight down the Southside Hill in Corning and over the Pine Street Bridge to the Northside. The Pine Street Bridge was eventually replaced by the Brisco Bridge which was completed in 1921, and still stands.

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Local History Photo 2: Pine Street Bridge

Our second photo of the week shows the completed Pine Street Bridge. And what I find fascinating about the photo isn’t the view of the bridge itself, but the cool view of the Northside; which at that time consisted mostly of farmland, with just a few houses to be seen. Today, of course, the Northside is predominantly a residential area and features many houses.

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Local History Photo 3: Caton Methodist Episcopal Church (1904)

Our third photo shows the Caton Methodist Episcopal Church, which according to our records was built late in the late 1860’s and burned down March 5, 1904.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

This week we have two neat New Years’ related items, a comic and a New Years best wishes from the Corning Evening Leader!

Corning Evening Leader, Corning N.Y. | December 31, 1919

The text of the comic, which features a young boy throwing a snowball at a man wearing a top hat, and carrying a brief case that says 1919 on it, says “Most of us are glad to see 1919 get it in the neck.”

We’ve had a challenging couple of years to be sure; however, in 1919, in addition to living through a pandemic, generally known as the Spanish Flu; the world was still recovering from World War I which had ended in November of the previous year.

We can certainly sympathize with the people living in 1919, and also find humor in the comic they enjoyed; which works for out time too – and we’ll cross our fingers that 2022 will be a better year!

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And here is the Corning Evening Leader AD wishing readers Happiness and Prosperity in 1920 – and ditto that to everyone looking at this blog post in 2021!

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And here was see a photo of all of page 14 of the Corning Evening Leader (December 31, 1919); from which both the comic and the Leaders’ good wishes ad were taken.

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

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Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:
At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!

–

Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday,

–

Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: The Corning Holiday Messenger (1892)

Our first photo for this week shows the 1892 Corning edition of a publication called “The Messenger.” And that, literally, is all our records say of the photo – but it is a cool one and a timely one, since we are, indeed, in the middle of another holiday season albeit one – 129 years later!

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Local History Photo 2: Denison Park in Winter

Our second photo for this week offers us a snowy view of Denison Park in the days of old; and it complements the winter season we have just entered!

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Local History Photo 3: A Train View

And our final photo for this week offers a glimpse into the nostalgic era of train travel – and what a cool view!

Our record for this photo too features a mostly blank card and thus we don’t know exactly when the photo was taken but it does offer a neat view into the past, when train travel was the fastest means of transportation.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week: Christmas Snooping Comic

The Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | December 15, 1919

And here is the text of the comic:

The boy says to his mother “Ma – whats in them there packages?

And his mother replies, in a tizzy, while dashing across the floor, “Horace Peters! Shut that door. There is nothing in there for you. I thought that door was locked.”

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And below we see the whole page on which the Christmas Snooping comic appeared; page 8 of

The Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | December 15, 1919

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:
At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!

–

Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, December 24, 2021.

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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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Local History Photo 1: The Gridley Family

Our first photo for this week shows The Gridley Family. The photo was taken in Caton, N.Y. circa 1910.

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Local History Photo 2: Flood

The record for our second photo, indicates only that it shows Corning during a flood.

If we take a close look at the car seen at the left side of the photo we can estimate that it was taken in the 1930s or 1940s.

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Local History Photo 3: Another Flood Photo (c. 1930s or 1940s)

Our final photo for this week, also has an almost blank record card.

So we know only that the photo was taken in the Corning area, during a flood; and as with the previous photo, by looking at the car we can estimate it was taken during the 1930s or 1940s.

What a cool photo though; I especially like seeing the industrious two gentleman in the row boat; rowing near the flooded street.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

PROGRAM WAS WELL GIVEN

The Corning Evening Leader, Corning N.Y. | December 13, 1919

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For ease of reading, here is the text of the article:

PROGRAM WAS WELL GIVEN

     The meeting of the Music Department of the Woman’s Club held Thursday evening under the chairmanship of Miss Mary Whitenack, disclosed a program exceptionally novel and entertaining.

     The subject was “The Effect of War on Music and Music on War” which furnished the theme for a very interesting paper by Miss Ethel Jessup. She related the historic incidents out of which our best known national songs have sprung and it was instructive to note how each war in this country has provided some famous song.

     Groups of war songs, more classical in type and less familiar, but beautiful examples of the songs that have come out of the recent great war, were splendidly sung by Miss Loretta Rox, Miss Gertrude Callahan and Arthur Wood.  

     The last part of the program was a reading by Mrs. J. W. Lynahan entitled “When Songs are Prayers.” She was assisted by a quartette composed of Mrs. C. C. Corwin, Mrs. Edward Smith, Castle Cunnings and Leon Robbins, who interspersed popular modern war songs that the boys sang in the camps and trenches. Walter Kaublsch, the accompanist of the evening gave splendid support at the piano.

Readers’ Note: The “great war” mentioned in the article is World War I, which had officially ended just the month before the program, on November 11, 1919!

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And here page three of the Corning Evening Leader | December 13, 1919, in its entirety:

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Bibliography

Royde-Smith, J. G. (n.d.). World War I 1914–1918. Britannica. Retrieved December 17, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I

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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:
At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, December 17, 2021

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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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All three of our photos for this week were taken by the Drake Family around the turn of the twentieth century.

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Local History Photo 1: Drake Family Photo 1

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Local History Photo 2: Drake Family Photo 2

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Local History Photo 3: Drake Family Photo 3

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Skating At Park Planned

The Corning Evening Leader, Corning N.Y. | December 12, 1919

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Here is the text version of the article:

Skating At Park Planned

Pump To Supply Water Will be Operated in Two Weeks

      Corning lovers of skating will have their wish fulfilled in about two weeks as the result of a plan in progress to fill Denison Park Lake with water, using the pump purchased some time ago for that purpose.
     
This pump when operation will fill the lake to the extent that skating will be afforded all around the lake. The ice will be kept clean and free from snow so that nothing but the best skating can be had. Superintendent W. O. Drake of the Board of Public Works stated today that the hoa house will be turned over to the skaters, as a place where they may put on their skates, get warm, etc.

      A petition emanating from the Corning Glass Works has been signed by a large number of people asking the skating be provided.

From The Corning Evening Leader, Corning N.Y. | December 12, 1919

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And here is Page Five of the Corning Evening Leader, December 12, 1919:

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

–

Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

–

*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

–

To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

–

And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:
At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!

–

Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, December 10, 2021.

–

Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*

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The records for all three photos this week, contain a simply description that says “Lumber Industry, Steuben County circa 1900.” So we although we don’t know who the lumbermen are in the photos, or exactly where the photos were taken; we do get a glimpse into what life was like in our area in the early twentieth century – for lumberman anyway!

Local History Photo 1: Steuben County, N.Y. Lumbermen (c. 1900)

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Local History Photo 2: Steuben County, N.Y. Lumbermen 2 (c. 1900)

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Local History Photo 3: Steuben County Lumbermen 3 (c. 1900)

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

New York In Holiday Dress

The “Erie’s Half Rate Excursion“

From The Corning Daily Democrat, Corning, N.Y. December 5, 1890

A glimpse of the holiday season in our area, in days past!

And although the photo of the special Christmas travel article is pretty clear; here is the text of the article, which is actually a neat ad, for easy of seeing

     NEW YORK IN HOLIDAY DRESS.

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     The “Erie’s” Half Rate Excursion

     On Tuesday, December 16^th, just before the Holidays, the Erie Railway will give the public a grand opportunity to see the Metropolis in all its Holiday splendor.  Tickets will be on sale at all stations, Hornellsville and Avon to Callicoon, inclusive, including the Tioga and Jefferson divisions; good going on any regular train on above date,  and for return on or before Sunday, December 21, 1890, at the low fare one way for the round trip.  Magnificent Pullman Parlor cars on day trains, and Sleeping cars on night trains.  Pullman car accommodations and full information given upon application to Erie Ticket Agents.  Accommodations should be reserved at once as large numbers will avail themselves of the opportunity.”

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And here it he page the article/ad appears on, found in the Corning Daily Democrat, Corning, N. Y., December 5, 1890.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

Heritage Quest: Heritage Quest is the library’s online genealogy service, and it includes access to census records and other research sources; it can be accessed by going to the Online Resources page, on the library’s website, and scrolling down until you see the link for Heritage Quest:

https://www.ssclibrary.org/research/online-resources/

Once you’ve clicked on the Heritage Quest link, you’ll be prompted to login with your card number and PIN. If you have questions about how to use Heritage Quest, please feel free to let me know – my email address is reimerl@stls.org

–

Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

–

*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):

You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.

Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.

–

To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):

 Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.

–

And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:

If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.

–

Library Local History/Creation Station Resources:
At the library you can scan your photos and slides to create digital family albums and slideshows; and even use one of the Circut machines, and other Creation Station equipment, to help you create a special paper family history album.

Also of note, we have the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or Corning Daily Journal, on microfilm from 1840 to the present — so you can visit the library and research local history and your family tree if you wish!