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

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays; and the next post will be up on Friday, July 26, 2024.

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Local History Photo 1: Railroad Wreck in Campbell, N.Y. (1929)

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Local History Photo 2: The Rosenthal Tobacco Company, in Corning, After A Fire (March 13, 1925)

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Local History Photo 3: The Ruins of the Gorton Chocolate Company Warehouse, Located Adjacent To The Rosenthal Warehouse, After A Fire (March 13, 1925)

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More Information On The Rosenthal Warehouse Fire & Related Property Damage from The Leader, March 13, 1925

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And from the Library of Congress’s Online Collection A 1921 Sanborn Map showing the area where the fire occurred, near the railroad tracks:

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A Glimpse of Local Life: A Hundred Years Ago!

Here is an entire issue of The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. published on this day in 1924.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | July 19, 1924

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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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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 local papers including the Corning Leader, Corning Evening Leader, Corning Journal and 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!