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

And before we get to our photos & newspaper of the week, I have some exciting news for music and local history fans out there!

Actually I have three exciting piece of news…

Firstly, on Saturday, September 20, at 2:00 p.m. there will be an unveiling ceremony for the new historic marker honoring Corning Native, pioneering rock guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Duane Eddy.

As you may know, Duane Eddy was born in Corning, lived on West Second Street with his family, and had fond memories of skating and sledding in Denison Park as a young boy. Later the Eddy Family moved to Bath, where Duane first started playing the guitar, before moving to Guyanoga, N.Y., located near Branchport at the north end of Keuka Lake, before moving again to Arizona the year Duane turned 13, when his father said he had had enough of shoveling snow and wanted to live in a warmer region.

To hear Duane talk about his early years in Corning, check out the following interview Frank Acomb did with him on his show Frankly Speaking:

And I obviously have my local history and music geek on as the expression goes!

But it is cool – Duane Eddy, a local boy really went from Second Street to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – how cool is that!

Please feel join us for the unveiling ceremony, which will be held across the street from the Clock Tower at the edge of path to the walking bridge if you were intending to walk from Centerway Square to the Y.M.C.A.in Corning.

The Date/Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

For more information on Duane Eddy, and The Corning Duane Eddy Circle, an off shoot local history group of the library’s general local history group, and the group behind project to honor Duane Eddy with a historic marker, check out https://www.corningtwang.com/

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Secondly, The Corning Duane Eddy Circle, will continue to meet monthly to discuss Duane Eddy and his music and further discuss ways to raise awareness that he was from our area. The meetings are open to everyone – and the next meeting will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the library.

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Thirdly, the library will begin hosting a new Local History Discussion Group in October. The idea is to meet & discuss local history and plan upcoming local history programs to be held at the library. Our first meeting will be Thursday, October 16, 2025 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the library.

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And now, on to the photos and newspaper of the week!

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Local History Photo 1: Keuka Yacht Club, Keuka Lake, New York

Our first photo for this week shows the Keuka Lake Yacht Club located on the shore of Keuka Lake, New York; the date the photo was taken is unknown although the cars in the background look like they might be from the 1950s.

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Local History Photo 2: Market Street, Corning, N.Y.

Our second photo for this week shows Market Street during before the age of automobiles.

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Local History Photo 3: Pine Street Square, Corning, N.Y.

And our final photo for this week shows Pine Street Square, before the era of the automobile and before it became Centerway Square.

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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 5, 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.