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

First up, a reminder for those local history and music fans out there!

The unveiling of the Duane Eddy historic marker, located on the edge of Riverfront/Centennial Park in Corning is tomorrow, Saturday, September 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Here is a digital version of the flyer, please feel free to share it:

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And now, on to our photos of the week!

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Local History Photo 1: First Street, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 2: M. B. Super-Market

I’m sharing this photo, as it is a neat photo, and the photo may have been taken in Corning, but I have yet to track down where “M B Super-Market” was located. So if you know where M. B. Super-Market was located, let us know!

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Local History Photo 3:  Old Y. M. C. A. Corning, N.Y.

Our third photo for this week shows the old Y. M. C. A.

Location: 51 East Market Street corner of Cedar & Market, according to the 1901 Corning City directory.

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And as related bonus item, here is copy of the map of the City of Corning found in the back of the 1901 city directory:

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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 19, 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.