The Leader

Local History Photos & Newspaper: September 5, 2025

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

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

1925.09.05 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: August 29, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , ,

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

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Local History Photo 1: Parade in Painted Post, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 2: Corning, New York (exact location unknown)

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Local History Photo 3:  Corning Glass Works, Corning, N.Y.

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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. | August 29, 1925

1925.08.29 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: August 22, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , , ,

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

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Local History Photo 1: Bridge Street Viaduct, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 2: Local Photo (exact location unknown)

If you recognize where this photo was taken, let us know – the description card for the photo is completely blank & it might be an old photo of Denison Park but….

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Local History Photo 3:  City Pump House & Denison Park Entryway , Corning, N.Y.

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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. | August 22, 1925

1925.08.22 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: August 15, 2025

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

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

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Local History Photo 1: Painted Post High School, Painted Post, N.Y. (Circa 1880s)

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Local History Photo 2: New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Yard, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 3:  Market Street, Corning, N.Y. (December 21, 1939)

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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. | August 15, 1925

1925.08.15 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: August 8, 2025

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

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

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Local History Photo 1: Local Lumber Industry

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

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Local History Photo 3: East Market Street Looking Westward (Corning, N.Y.)

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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. | August 8, 1925

1925.08.08 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: August 1, 2025

Linda Reimer , , , , , , , ,

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

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Local History Photo 1: Market Street, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 2: Overhead Bridge & Seventh Ward View, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 3: City Water Pumping House, Corning, N.Y.

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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. | August 1, 1925

1925.08.01 The LeaderDownload

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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.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: May 30, 2025

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

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

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Local History Photos of the Week

The photos for this week were taken by Joseph C. Platts who was an Erie Railway Express Agent during the 1940s. The photos were taken on the opening day of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, November 20, 1945. The photos, which survived the Flood of 1972, were graciously donated to the library’s local history collection by Mr. Platt’s daughter Carol Donovan.

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A Glimpse of Local Life: A Hundred Years Ago!

Usually this is where I post an entire issue of The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. published on this day in 1925.

However, back in 1925 Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30; and the Leader didn’t publish an edition on on that day. So instead of the usual edition, which was published an 100 years ago; I’m going to offer the edition the day before May 30 and the day after – so the edition for May 29, 1925 and June 1, 1925 (the Leader didn’t publish on Sundays in 1925 either!).

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | May 29, 1925

1925.05.29 The LeaderDownload

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The Evening Leader, Corning, N.Y. | June 1, 1925

1925.06.01 The LeaderDownload

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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: May 16, 2025

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

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

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Local History Photo 1: Bloods Business Notices for Corning, New York (1873)

From the New York Public Library’s Public Domain Collection

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Local History Photo 2: A Topographical Map of Steuben County, New York (1857)

From the New York Public Library’s Public Domain Collection

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Local History Photo 3:  Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Von Steuben

(Baron Steuben was a Prussian army officer who came to American, became a General in the U.S. Army and trained troops during the Revolutionary War. Steuben County, New York is named after him)

From the New York Public Library’s Public Domain Collection

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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. | May 16, 2025

1925.05.16 The LeaderDownload

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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: May 9, 2025

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

Hi everyone, here are the local history photos & vintage newspaper of the week for last week, which will be followed by the blog post for this week later this afternoon; last week I thought I had scheduled the local history post to publish on Friday, May 9; and only just discovered today, that in fact I hadn’t done so – sorry about that!

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Local History Photo 1: Erie Railroad Bridge, Painted Post, New York

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Local History Photo 2: East Section of Corning Glass Works, Corning, N.Y.

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Local History Photo 3:  Pier’s Corning Band

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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. | May 9, 1925

1925.05.09 LeaderDownload

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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!

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Local History & Newspaper blog posts are published on Fridays.

Local History Photos & Newspaper: March 14, 2025

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 March 21, 2025.

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Local History Photo 1: Sanborn Insurance Map of Corning (1873)

From the Library of Congress Digital Collection

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Local History Photo 2: Baseball Card of James “Deacon” White

James “Deacon” White was a pioneering baseball player. He played in the years after the Civil War and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013. And…He was born in nearby Caton, New York!

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Local History Photo 3: Tropical Storm Agnes

This is actually a 69 page PDF from the U.S. Army, created in 1972 & features a number of photos – available free through Google Books, or by simply downloading a copy from our blog.

Tropical Storm AgnesDownload

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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. | March 14, 1925

1925.03.14 The LeaderDownload

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And as a bonus, here is preview of the library’s Women’s History Month Display, which you’ll find just to your right if you enter the library through the Tioga Ave., entrance. The women featured all have local connections, and I have just discovered today that one of the co-founders of Corning Meals on Wheels who we have listed as “Heather Lanning” actually went by the name of “Helen Lanning,” so we’ll be updating her photo shortly.

The Women’s History Month Display Photos

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!