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, January 5, 2024

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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 Photos of the Week: Prominent Citizens of Corning (of yesteryear!)

This week I’m going to do something a little different and share portraits of four prominent citizens of Corning – prominent in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. My original intention was to also include a few paragraphs about each individual to illustrate what he was known for in his day; however, I am running out of week – so for this week, I will post the photos and next week, I’ll post a mini bio of each gentleman, along with the regular Friday local history post.

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The portraits are taken from a book in the public domain, copies of which can be found at the library; the book is:

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And here are the four portraits:

Amory Houghton Jr. (the first local Amory Houghton Jr.)

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James Drake

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Charles Denison

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Quincy Wellington

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A Glimpse of Local Life: A Hundred Years Ago!

A selection of pages from The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. published on this day in 1923.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N. Y. | December 29, 1923 | Front Page

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N. Y. | December 29, 1923 | Page Three

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N. Y. | December 29, 1923 | Page Five

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N. Y. | December 29, 1923 | Page Eight

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N. Y. | December 29, 1923 | Page Nine

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As a bonus, here is a fun Front Page for history, archeology & Downton Abbey fans!

The following photo is of the Front Page of The Evening Leader for January 4, 1924, and it features a neat headline about the discovery of the Tomb of King Tut!

The reason there is a Downton Abbey connection to this great archeological find, is because George Herbert, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon financed the expedition that found the tomb of Tutankhamun; and one of his direct descendants is the current earl; George Herbert, Eighth Earl of Carnarvon.

And it is the Eight Earl that allowed the family seat, Highclere Castle, to be used as the location of the grand home of the fictional Crawley family as seen in the TV series Downton Abbey.

What fun! So check out the article on the right side of the front page, the one with the tantalizing headline “Sarcophagus Has Been Discovered In King’s Valley.”

Disclaimer – yes, indeed Linda was a history major; and I do find learning about history to be fun!

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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!