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

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Local History Photo 1: The Kennedy Hotel, Corning, N.Y.

The Kennedy House, also known as The Kennedy Hotel, was, according to the 1893 City of Corning directory, located at 23 East Erie Avenue (Denison Parkway) in Corning. The photo is undated, however, according to the Uri Mulford book Pioneer Days and Later Times in Corning and Vicinity, 1789-1920 the hotel was sold in 1893, so we know the photo was taken no later than 1893.

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Local History Photo 2: The Old State Arsenal (AKA The Castle), Corning, N.Y.

This photo of the old arsenal is undated; however, in doing some research I was able to find in the the Irvin Near book A History of Steuben County and Its People, Vol 1 (1911) that the building, which was located on West First Street in Corning and used for storing military supplies, was sold to the Catholic Church in 1873. So it would seem likely that the photo was taken before 1874.

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Local History Photo 3: Denison Park, Corning, N.Y.

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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. | September 12, 1925

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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.