Month: July 2025

Local History Photos & Newspaper: July 25, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the local history photos & vintage newspaper of the week.

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This week are photos all show scenes of the 1946 Flood in Corning, New York and the vicinity.

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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. | July 25, 2025

1925.07.25 The LeaderDownload

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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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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Mark Twain & His Summer Home

Linda Reimer

Hi everyone, while I was researching something else, I came across a neat photo, on the front page of the Corning Daily Journal, July 24, 1901, showing Mark Twain’s rented summer home in Saranac Lake, New York. As today is the 124th anniversary of the publication of the photo, it seemed a good time to share it.

The Saranac Lake home shown, today known as the Mark Twain Camp, still exists, and you can still rent it!

Here is link to the Weebly site on the camp that shows what the historic camp looks like today:

https://marktwaincamp.weebly.com/

And as Mark Twain is our historical subject of the day, I thought I’d also share his obituary and burial information, from the Corning Daily Journal as it offers an overview of his life and his ties to our area; his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens was from Elmira and he is buried next to her in Elmira’s Woodlawn Cemetery.

Here is the obituary and the related pages from The Corning Daily Journal

1910.04.22 Mark Twain is DeadDownload

1910.04.22 Mark Twain’s Infinite JestDownload

1910.04.23 Mark Twain Ran Buffalo ExpressDownload

1910.04.23 Mark Twain’s Burial at Elmira To-MorrowDownload

1910.04.25 Mark Twain’s Resting PlaceDownload

Have a great Thursday everyone,

Linda

Local History Photos & Newspaper: July 18, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the local history photos & vintage newspaper of the week.

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Local History Photo 1: Section of Ingersoll Rand Plant (date unknown)

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Local History Photo 2: Parade on Market Street (date unknown)

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Local History Photo 3: Parade on Market Street 2 (date unknown)

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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. | July 18, 1925

1925.07.18 The LeaderDownload

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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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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: July 11, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the local history photos & vintage newspaper of the week.

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Local History Photo 1: Corning during the Flood of 1935

This photo shows the intersection of Walnut Street and West Erie Avenue in Corning during the Flood of July, 1935.

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Local History Photo 2: Painted Post during the Flood of 1935

This photo shows High Street in Painted Post during the Flood of 1935.

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Local History Photo 3: Painted Post during the Flood of 1935

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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. | July 11, 1925

1925.07.11 The LeaderDownload

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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: July 4, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , ,

Hi everyone, here are the local history photos & vintage newspaper of the week.

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Local History Photo 1: A Patriotic View of A Portion of Market Street, Corning

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Local History Photo 2: Another Patriotic View of A Portion of Market Street, Corning

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Local History Photo 3: A Parade in Corning

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A Glimpse of Local Life: A Hundred Years Ago!

As The Corning Leader didn’t publish a newspaper on Saturday, July 4 or Sunday, July 5, 1925; here are two editions of the paper that book end those dates, Friday, July 3 & Monday, July 6, 1925

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | July 3, 1925

1925.07.03 The LeaderDownload

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | July 3, 1925

1925.07.06 The LeaderDownload

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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.