Hi everyone, we are most fortunate at the library, to have received a neat research paper for our collection that offers a look at the history of both the local Jewish community and the related Beth Israel Congregation of Corning.
The paper, titled A History of the Beth Israel Congregation of Corning, New York, was written by local historian Austin Reid, who gave us the following description of his work, specifically for this special local history post:
“This work highlights key milestones in Beth Israel’s history, including the establishment of the congregation, the changing community members, and the contributions made by Beth Israel’s members to Corning’s civic life. This history also explores the challenges faced by Corning’s Jewish community, such as sustaining membership and adapting to changing demographics over the decades. While Beth Israel disbanded by 2000, as of 2024, a Jewish presence remains in Corning. Though modest in size, Corning’s Jewish community has made significant contributions to the history of Steuben County.” — Austin David Reid
Neat Bonus Article: Open Pyrex Park Formally With Double Header Tomorrow from The Evening Leader, July 3, 1916.
While doing local history research this past week, I came across a neat article on the opening of Pyrex Park in in Corning, in July of 1916. The park, which today is known as Houghton Park, was opened so baseball could be played in the City of Corning; this was a number of years before the War Memorial Stadium opened in 1948 – how cool!
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:
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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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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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!
And as the July 5, 1924 issue of The Leader is rather dark, due to the way it was original scanned, here is a bonus local paper, a weekly issue of the Steuben Courier (Bath, N.Y. ) which is a bit easier to read!
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:
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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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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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!
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:
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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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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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!
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:
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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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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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!
Today, June 6, 2024, is the eightieth anniversary of D Day; the day in 1944, when allied troops from The United States, Great Britain and Canada invaded Nazi occupied France, beginning the liberation of Europe and bringing the world closer to the end of World War II.
In remembrance of this momentous day and those who served during the invasion of France, here is a short blog post showing the breaking news of the day via two editions of The Leader, an extra edition and the daily edition.
We’ll be hosting a super cool local history program at the library, tomorrow, Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
The program is Disasters in Steuben County History with Kirk House
Here is the description of the program, taken from the library’s website:
Epidemics…floods…a bus crash… railroad wrecks…The Year Without a Summer.
What are the worst disasters that ever befell Steuben County?
Kirk House presents an illustrated talk on Steuben disasters, including which disasters took the highest death tolls, and why they did so. We’ll look at the Spanish flu, COVID, the Civil War, the 1912 rail disaster in Gibson, and the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood, among others.
Kirk House, director of Steuben County Historical Society and former Curtiss Museum director, has spent almost 30 years digging into the history of our region. He has published over a dozen books, writes for local periodicals including the Leader, and makes frequent presentations. He lives in Bath with his wife of 49 years, he collects vintage comic books, and he hikes on the Finger Lakes Trail.
Registration is not required – join us!
Have a great day,
Linda Reimer, Southeast Steuben County Library
Our address, should anyone need it is:
300 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 101
Corning, N.Y. 14830
And we are located just across Civic Center Plaza from Corning City Hall; cross streets are Pearl & Chemung and our “back door” (which really is the library’s main entrance) faces Tioga Avenue.
Hi everyone, here are the Local History Photos of the Week!
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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays; and the next post will be up on Friday, May 3, 2024.
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Helpful Photo Viewing Tips are found at the end of the posting for anyone who would like a few tips on how best to view the photos*
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Local History Photo 1: The Old Courthouse, Corning, N.Y.
Our first photo for this week shows the old courthouse in Corning. The building is still there, although no longer a courthouse.
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Local History Photo 2: Market Street, Corning, N.Y. (c. late 1800s)
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Local History Photo 3:Centerway Square, Corning, N.Y. (c. 1920s)
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A Glimpse of Local Life: Eight Six Years Ago
Usually this is the section where I include an entire issue of The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. published on this day one hundred years ago; this week though I’m going to post two copies of The Leader, one that was published eight-six years ago today, and a second that was published eighty-six years ago tomorrow.
And as you might expect, there is a reason for that!
Rock pioneer guitarist & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, Duane Eddy was born in Corning, N.Y. on April 26, 1938! He was born in the old Corning Hospital, that as many people will recall was located right across Denison Parkway from the City Hall in Corning.
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Happy Birthday wishes go out to Duane Eddy andhere is the entire Leader (Corning, N.Y.) for the day Duane Eddy was born, April 26, 1938.
And here is The Leader, for April 27, 1938; and if you turn to page 10 you’ll see a short birth announcementfor Duane Eddy, although it doesn’t mention his first name, instead it says “A son to Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Eddy.”
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:
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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Enjoy the photos and be well everyone,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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*To Create A Larger View (make the photos appear bigger on your screen):
You can click on each photo for a larger view. And then click the back arrow on your web browser to go back to the previous screen.
Alternatively, you can press and hold down the CTRL key, on your keyboard, while tapping the + key on your keyboard to make the photos appear larger on your screen.
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To Create A Smaller View (make the photos appear smaller on your screen – after you’ve made them appear larger):
Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard and tap the – sign to make the photos appear smaller again.
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And If You Use A Mouse – CTRL & Scroll:
If you use a mouse you can do what is called “control and scroll”, to make photos appear larger and then smaller on your screen. To do this –>press and hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away from you for a larger view. To reverse the larger view hold down the same CTRL key on your keyboard and pull the scroll wheel on your mouse towards you.
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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 the local paper, at times called the Corning Leader, Corning Journal or 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!
Corning History 