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, May 6, 2022.

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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: Lumber Mill (c. 1900)

The lumber industry used to be really big locally. And in this photo was see a lumber crew, working somewhere in Steuben County, around 1900.

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Local History Photo 2: Lumber Camp Photo

In keeping with our first photo, and our local history subject of thee – the local lumber industry, here is a photo of the lumbermen and their families, taken at a Steuben County lumber camp, again circa 1900.

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Local History Photo 3: Lumber Industry (c. 1900)

Our third photo shows some of the woods near one of the Steuben County lumber camps, also circa 1900.

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Local History Photo 4: Steuben County Lumber Mill Yard (c. 1900)

Our fourth photo for this week offers us a view of a Steuben County lumber mill yard, circa 1900 – what a great window into the past!

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Shopping In Corning On Saturday (located at the bottom left hand corner of the photo)

Page 2 of The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Wednesday, March 29, 1911

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Page 3 of The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Wednesday, March 29, 1911

I thought the entire section “Today’s News in Leader’s Territory” was neat – so I’m sharing it!

And The Front Page of the Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y.

for the same day; Wednesday, March 29, 1911:

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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!

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, April 29, 2022.

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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: First Ford That Came To Caton (1913)

Our first photo for this week shows the “First Ford That Came To Caton” New York.

The photo was taken at Caton Center in 1913.

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Local History Photo 2: Freight Office (Circa early 1900s)

Our second photo for this week is of a local Freight Office for the N.Y.C. Railroad. The photo may have been taken in the City of Corning; although our records only indicate that the photo is of the “Freight Office” and don’t shed light on where exactly the photo was taken. However, what a cool photo – I love those hats!

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Local History Photo 3: Parade

Our final photo for this week shows a parade somewhere in our area, at some time in the past. Our record for this photo only indicates that it is a “Parade.”

I think that we can estimate by the style of the cars in the parade that the photo was taken in the 1920s or 1930s.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Woman’s Club Branches Have Full Programs

From The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Saturday, April 5, 1919, Page Seven

The entire page the article of the week appeared upon;

Page seven of The Evening Leader, Saturday, April 5, 1919:

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And The Front Page of The Evening Leader for that day, Saturday, April 5, 1919:

(And lots & lots of news about World War I!)

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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!

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Local History photos are published on Fridays; and the next local history photo posting will be up on Friday, April 22, 2022.

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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: Generator (1946)

Our first photo for this week shows a generator at Corning Glass Works in 1945.

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Local History Photo 2: Postcard of Old State Road

Our second photo for this week is of a postcard showing State Road near Corning, N.Y. in the early twentieth century.

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Local History Photo 3: Telephone Operator (1946)

Our third photo for this week shows a telephone operator, Mrs. Bebout, working at Corning Glass Works in 1946.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Today, Friday, April 15, 2022 is the 110th anniversary of sinking of the titanic.

Both as a big historical event, and in honor of the people that died in the tragedy, this weeks’ “Old Newspaper Article of the Week” section, contains the front pages of the Corning Evening Leader from April 15 – April 20, 1912, and two related articles that appeared in the paper that week that tell a bit of the story of Madeleine Astor, the young second wife, and after the Titanic disaster widow of, John Jacob Astor IV (aka J. J. Astor), scion of the prominent Astor Family. The Astors were returning to the U.S. after their honeymoon. Four months after the tragedy, Mrs. Astor gave birth to a son – John Jacob Astor VI.

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Monday, April 15, 1912

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Tuesday, April 16, 1912

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Wednesday, April 17, 1912

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Thursday, April 18, 1912

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Friday, April 19, 1912

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The Evening Leader, Corning. N.Y. | Saturday, April 20, 2022

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And here are the two articles on the survival of Mrs. Madeleine Astor

(Also an interesting article “No News Yet Of Famous People”)

Mrs. Astor A Former Pupil of Corning Teacher | From the Evening Leader, April 16, 1912, page five

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And somehow I scanned the whole page, instead of just the article at the bottom titled Mrs. J.J. Astor Critically Ill, which is located at the bottom of the page; from The Evening Leader, April 16, 1912, page nine.

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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

–

*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, April 15, 2022.

–

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: Old School Three

Our first photo for this week shows the newly constructed old School 3 in the background and a very muddy, and unpaved section of Chemung Street in Corning in the foreground.

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Local History Photo 2: C.F.A. Undefeated Football Team (1946)

Our second photo for this week shows the 1946 Corning Free Academy football team,

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Local History Photo 3: Bird House Content (c. 1919-1920)

Our third photo for this week shows a group of old School 3 students during a bird house contest.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week

Earlier this week The Corning Leader had a posting on Facebook about the major railway accident that occurred locally on July 5, 1912. With that post as an inspiration, the following four pages feature articles on the crash, that appeared in the Corning Evening Leader on July 5 & 6, 1912.

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The Front Page of the Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Friday, July 5, 1912

Page 4, The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Friday, July 5, 1912

Front Page of The Corning Evening Leader, Corning, NY | Saturday, July 6, 1912

Page 4, The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Saturday, July 6, 1912

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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, April 9, 2022.

–

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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Just in case you didn’t see it in the news, and on an exciting note for all genealogy and history fans, the 1950 U.S. Census is available to access in its entirety, today, Friday, April 1, 2022.

Here is a link to the 1950 Census search page on the National Archives website so you can check it out!

https://1950census.archives.gov/

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Local History Photo 1: Water Street in Painted Post, N.Y. (March 26, 1921)

Our first photo for this week shows Water Street in Painted Post, looking easterly from Rand Street.

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Local History Photo 2: Water Street in Painted Post, N.Y. Another View (March 26, 1921)

Our second photo for this week shows Water Street in Painted Post looking easterly from Kinsella’s.

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Local History Photo 3: High Street in Painted Post looking easterly (March 26, 1921)

Our third photo for this week is also of Painted Post, and like the first two was taken on March 26, 1921; it shows a view of High Street, looking easterly.

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Old Newspaper Article of the Week: Glass Expert Pass Away (The Obituary of Walter E. Eggington) & Houghton Here Tomorrow (on the return of Ambassador Houghton to Corning)

The articles appeared in the Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | March 12, 1925 | Page 16

Here is all of Page 16, from the Corning Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Thursday, March 12, 1925:

THE FRONT PAGE: for a view of the national, and international news of the day, this week from the Corning Evening Leader, March 12, 1925:

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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!