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.
Hi Linda! Thank you for your history emails. They always have something fascinating. I wanted to suggest that maybe post The Leader from 50 years ago might also be fun. Many of us were there and it would generate another level of great interest. Thanks for considering.
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Hi, thanks for your kind words.
I’m glad you’re enjoying our local history posts.
I agree with you that including newspapers that are more recent, say from 30, 40 or 50 years ago, instead of just a weekly issue that is100 years in the past; would be interesting too; the reason I don’t usually include more “recent” newspapers – ones that are specifically less 100 years old is because those papers are still under copyright; so one can do research in looking at those papers if one is looking for specific information and that falls under what they call “fair use,” but just including copies in a blog post otherwise is not allowed until the print items fall into the public domain 95 years after their publication date.
On a related note, Public Domain Day is January 1 of each year; and on that date new titles fall into the public domain – this year saw some neat items fall into public domain including the movie Animal Crackers by The Marx Brothers, the original Betty Boop cartoons (Dizzy Dishes, Barnacle Bill, Accordion Joe, and Mysterious Mose); and some classic novels including The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keen (Nancy Drew #1), The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammet, As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner and Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Some cool titles are falling into the public domain on January 1, 2027 too; including the 1931 Universal films Dracula with Bela Lugosi and Frankenstein with Boris Karloff as well as the novels Sanctuary by William Faulkner, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck and The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene.
And you can probably tell I like doing research!
If you’re interested in looking at the Corning Leader on microfilm and making PDF copies of the paper to take home and use for personal research – i.e. creating PDFs of issues or articles of events that appeared in the newspaper less than 100 years ago; feel free to drop by the Reference Desk at any time and staff will get you started, or if technology isn’t your favorite thing, feel free to call the Reference Desk and make an appointment for a staff member to assist you.
The library is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the week, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Our phone number is: 607-936-3713
Have a great day,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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