Hi everyone, and welcome to our weekly local history post!

Each week we share vintage newspaper articles from years past, drawn from local publications such as the Corning Blossburg Advocate, Corning Independent, The Corning Journal, The Evening Leader, and other local newspapers. We also feature the complete issue of The Corning Leader published exactly 100 years ago. From time to time, we’ll also include newly taken photographs of local historic places, landmarks, and artifacts.

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Vintage Article of the Week

This week’s Vintage Article features the obituary of Glenn Curtiss, one of the pillars of modern aviation, who died in 1930 at age just 52, following surgery for appendicitis. As most of you out there know, and I’ll include this info for anyone who may not know – Mr. Curtiss was born in Hammondsport on May 21, 1878. And he is buried in Hammonsport too – at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery; here is a link to his page on the Find A Grave site, in case anyone would like visit is gravesite:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9264/glenn-hammond-curtiss

And here is his obit from the Leader:

Glenn H. Curtiss, Pioneer In Aviation, Dies In Buffalo, The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | July 23, 1930

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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 1926.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | October 23, 1926

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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.