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

Each week we share vintage newspaper articles from years past, drawn from local publications including 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

Railroad Folk At Gathering, The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | September 1, 1926

This week our vintage article spotlights the first annual picnic for local workers of the New York Central Railroad; the article estimates about 600 people attended the picnic; and it illustrates how important railroads were to our area in their heyday. And as I couldn’t get Microsoft to crop the photo any further, we also get to read about the marriage between Mary Frances McMahon and John J. Brady!

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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. | November 13, 1926

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Bonus: Historic Photos of East Market Street

These photos were generously, and recently, donated to the library, and are being housed in our local history archive.

They show the east end of Market Street, with a few photos of the alley behind it, in 1935 & 1937 – and they offer a great view into the past of Corning!

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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.