This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Mercer County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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MC01 - Mercer County PA - Everything Collection (All Material on Mercer County)

MC02 - County, Regional and Miscellaneous History Collection

County History & Biography Collection
History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania - Its Past and Present (Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, 1213 pages)
Pioneer Outline History of Northwestern Pennsylvania (W. J. McKnight, 1905, 755 pages)
Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (J. G. White, 1909, 1241 pages)

Church, Family, Education, Military and Misceallaneous Histories
Manufacturing and Mercantile Resources of Mercer County PA - An Industrial, Historical and Statistical Review (D. S. Williams & Co., 1882, 163 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of [Northern] Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1887, 125 pages)
General Marshall's Victory Report [Greenville] (U.S. War Department, 1946-47, 148 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images
1860 Map of Mercer Co. Pennsylvania (G. M. Hopkins and A. Pomeroy & S. W. Treat, Color)
1873 Combination Atlas of the County of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania (G. M. Hopkins & Co., 46 pages, B/W)

Birds-eye Town Views
Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (1896, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (1901, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (1901, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania (1901, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)

MC03 - Directory Collection (1894-1935)
List of Subscribers - The Central District Printing Telegraph Co., July 1894 (The Central District and Printing Telegraph Company, 1894, 186 pages)
Official Directory of the Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. May 1898 (Central District & Printing Telegraph Co., 1898, 410 pages)
Directory of the Borough of Grove City Pennsylvania [1909] (Lawrence Printing House, 1909, 144 pages)
Greenville Borough Directory 1916 (W. H. Armitage Directory Company, 1916, 172 pages)
Sharon, Farrell, Sharpsville and Wheatland Directory - 1919 (Tribune Publishing Co., 1919, 578 pages)
Greenville Borough Directory 1920 (Harte Directory Co., 1920, 182 pages)
Polk's Greenville, PA. Directory 1924 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1924, 396 pages)
New Castle [PA] and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - Summer 1927 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1927, 168 pages)
List of Assessed Valuation of Real Estate - Borough of Greenville, Mercer County Pennsylvania (J. M. Hittle, 1931, 44 pages)
Polk's Sharon City Directory - 1935 Including Farrell and Sharpsville (R. L. Polk & Co., 1935, 738 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1935 [Sharon-Farrell and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1935, 126 pages)
Telephone Directory - June 1935 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1935, 46 pages)

MC04 - Directory Collection (1938-1952)
Mercer County [Farm] Directory 1938-1940 (C. S. Burke, 1938, 72 pages)
Sharon-Farrell and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - April 1940 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1940, 114 pages)
Polk's Grove City City Directory 1944 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1944, 212 pages)
Telephone Directory - June 1944 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1944, 94 pages)
Polk's Greenville City Directory 1946 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1946, 260 pages)
Polk's Greenville City Directory 1948 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1948, 284 pages)
Telephone Directory - September 1948 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1948, 194 pages)
Polk's Grove City, City Directory 1950 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1950, 224 pages)
Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May 1950 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1950, 120 pages)
Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - May 1951 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1951, 132 pages)
Telephone Directory - December 1951 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1951, 146 pages)
Grove City - Mercer and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - April 1952 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1952, 164 pages)
Telephone Directory - December 1952 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1952, 156 pages)

MC05 - Directory Collection (1953-1958)
Sharon-Farrell and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - March 1953 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1953, 358 pages)
Telephone Directory - June 1953 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1953, 158 pages)
Telephone Directory - December 1953 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1953, 156 pages)
Polk's Grove City, City Directory 1954 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1954, 244 pages)
Telephone Directory - December 1954 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1954, 156 pages)
Polk's Grove City Directory 1955 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1955, 252 pages)
Greenville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - January 1955 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1955, 136 pages)
Telephone Directory - October 1955 [Meadville & Vicinity] (Meadville Telephone Company, 1955, 166 pages)
Polk's Grove City Directory 1956 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1956, 240 pages)
Meadville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - October 1957 (Meadville Telephone Company, 1957, 172 pages)
Meadville and Nearby Communities Telephone Directory - October 1958 (Meadville Telephone Company, 1958, 168 pages)