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 out on Friday, October 4, 2024.

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Local History Photo 1: Market Street, Corning, N.Y. (circa late 1800s)

Our first photo of the week shows Market Street in Corning in the old horse and buggy days!

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Local History Photo 2: Also Market Street, Corning, N.Y. (circa 1920s)

Our second photo shows Market Street in Corning at later date than the first; this time in the early twentieth century.

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Local History Photo 3: Market Street, Corning, N.Y. (circa late 1800s)

And our final photo for the week also shows Market Street in Corning, circa late 1800s. Note the long gone Dickinson House on the right, the white building located in the area that now features the Baron Steuben building in Corning.

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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. | September 27, 2024

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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!