Local History

City of Corning Centennial Celebrations On This Day In 1948 

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hi everyone, while I was researching something completely different, I came across multiple articles, and even whole sections of The Evening Leader that focus on the history of Corning; on the occasion of the formal centennial celebrations for the city, held on September 11, 1948.

Corning became a village in July 1848; and a city on March 20, 1890. (Dimitroff & Janes, 1991)

And I believe the reason the centennial celebrations for Corning were held in September, instead of July 1948; is due to the fact that the long-awaited opening of the World War Memorial Stadium was scheduled for September of that year; and that opening was a bid deal! It even included a visit by victorious general and future president, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

So, I thought we could celebrate Corning’s birthday today too – Happy 176th Birthday Corning! ! Or a belated Happy 176th Birthday, if you want to go with the July date!

And The Leader had some great local history related articles to celebrate the centennial over three sections; all three sections are included in this post, along with a few articles from The Corning Journal and Daily Democrat, that offer a bit of info on the passage of the city charter in 1890.

Enjoy!

Linda

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The Corning City Charter Bill, The Corning Journal, March 20, 1890

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City Charter Passed, Part 1 Top Part of Page, The Corning Journal, March 27, 1890

You’ll find the article on the passage of the city charter in column two just under the sections on the City Convention & CAUCUSES.

And the reason I’ve posted the page in two parts is because some of the microfilm for older newspapers, like issues of the Corning Journal from 1890, is in an overlarge format by modern standards and it doesn’t fit one one page.

1890.03.27 City Charter Passed, The Corning Journal Part 1 Top of PageDownload

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City Charter Passed, Part 2 Bottom Half of Page, The Corning Journal, March 27, 1890

1890.03.27 City Charter Passed, The Corning Journal Part 2 Bottom Half of PageDownload

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Celebrate Corning Now A City!

Special Edition, Corning Daily Democrat, March 21, 1890

1890.03.21 Celebrate Corning Now A City! C.D. Democrat Special EditionDownload

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The Evening Leader Centennial Edition, September 11, 1948

1948.09.11 Centennial Edition 1848, The Evening LeaderDownload

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The Evening Leader Centennial Edition, Section 2, September 11, 1948

1948.09.11 The Leader Centennial Edition, Section 2Download

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The Evening Leader Centennial Edition, Section 3, September 11, 1948

1948.09.11 The Leader Centennial Edition, Section 3Download

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Works Cited

Dimitroff, T. P., & Janes, L. S. (1976). History of the Corning-Painted Post Area.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: July 5, 2024

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , ,

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, July 12, 2024.

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Local History Photo 1: Members Of A Long Forgotten Parade In Corning

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Local History Photo 2: Corning Firemen On Duty

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Local History Photo 3: Market Street Looking Patriotic

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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 1924.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | Saturday, July 5, 1924

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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!

The Steuben Courier, July 4, 1924

1924.07.04 Steuben CourierDownload

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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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!

Local History Photos & Newspaper: June 14, 2024

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , ,

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 June 21, 2024.

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Local History Photo 1: The Old Corning Hospital, Corning, N.Y. (c. 1930s)

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Local History Photo 2: East Market Street, near Wall Street, At Night, Corning, N.Y. (c.1950s)

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Local History Photo 3: Baseball Game near Corning, N.Y. (c. 1900)

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Neat Bonus: Mark Twain’s Summer Home, Sarnac Lake, N.Y.

From The Daily Journal, Corning, N.Y., July 24, 1901 | Front Page

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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 1924.

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y., Saturday, June 14, 1924

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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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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!

Special Local History Program At Library Tomorrow: Disasters in Steuben County History with Kirk House

Linda Reimer , , , , ,

Hi everyone, just a quick FYI posting!

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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: April 26, 2024

Linda Reimer , , , ,

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 and here is the entire Leader (Corning, N.Y.) for the day Duane Eddy was born, April 26, 1938.

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And here is The Leader, for April 27, 1938; and if you turn to page 10 you’ll see a short birth announcement for Duane Eddy, although it doesn’t mention his first name, instead it says “A son to Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Eddy.”

Very cool, take a look!

the-evening-leader-april-27-1938Download

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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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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!