Local History Photos & Newspaper: March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025 Linda Reimer Corning, Corning New York, food, genealogy, History, Local History, research, travel

Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos and vintage newspaper of the week.

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays; and the next post will be published on April 4, 2025.

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If you’ve every read the terrific local history book History of The Corning Painted Post Area: 200 Years in Painted Post Country by Thomas Dimitroff & Lois Janes, you may recall that early in the book the authors make mention of an 1851 travel guide that features vintage descriptions of our area; that book, Harper’s New York And Erie Railroad Guide Book by William Macleod is in the public domain and can be found and downloaded via Google Books. In addition to the description of locations along the New York and Erie Railroad of the day, the book also features some neat illustrations and three of them follow as the Photos of the Week. The photos are followed by a link which will allow you to view and/or download to view a copy of the Railroad Guide Book.

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Local History Photo 1: Corning circa 1851

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Local History Photo 2: Painted Post circa 1851

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Local History Photo 3: Elmira circa 1851

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Harper’s New York And Erie Railroad Guide Book (1851) by William Macleod

Harper Brother’s New York and Erie Railroad Guide Book 1855 Download

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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 1925.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | March 28, 1925

1925.03.28 The Leader Download

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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!

Local History Photos & Newspaper: March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025March 20, 2025 Linda Reimer food, genealogy, History, research, travel

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 March 28, 2025.

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This week our local history photos are actually one collection of photos, featuring all twenty-seven pages of the Sanborn Insurance map for the City of Corning in 1908.

The photos are from The Library of Congress’s Public Domain collection

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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 1925.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | March 21, 1925

1925.03.21 The Leader Download

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Have a great weekend everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Online Library Resources:

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

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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,

Linda Reimer, SSCL

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Local History Photos & Newspaper: March 14, 2025

March 14, 2025 Linda Reimer Corning, Corning NY, genealogy, History, research, The Leader

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 March 21, 2025.

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Local History Photo 1: Sanborn Insurance Map of Corning (1873)

From the Library of Congress Digital Collection

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Local History Photo 2: Baseball Card of James “Deacon” White

James “Deacon” White was a pioneering baseball player. He played in the years after the Civil War and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. And…He was born in nearby Caton, New York!

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Local History Photo 3: Tropical Storm Agnes

This is actually a 69 page PDF from the U.S. Army, created in 1972 & features a number of photos – available free through Google Books, or by simply downloading a copy from our blog.

Tropical Storm Agnes Download

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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 1925.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | March 14, 1925

1925.03.14 The Leader Download

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And as a bonus, here is preview of the library’s Women’s History Month Display, which you’ll find just to your right if you enter the library through the Tioga Ave., entrance. The women featured all have local connections, and I have just discovered today that one of the co-founders of Corning Meals on Wheels who we have listed as “Heather Lanning” actually went by the name of “Helen Lanning,” so we’ll be updating her photo shortly.

The Women’s History Month Display Photos