Below is a list of some of the research resources available at the Mercer County Historical Society. This list does not include everything, and each collection is not exhaustive. For example, we are missing some years of newspaper microfilm, and we do not have every Revolutionary War veteran’s pension record.
Available Upon Request:
Small Manuscript Collection
Historic Newspapers, 1847-1960s Microfilm
Allied News
Greenville Evening Record
Greenville Record Argus
Grove City Reporter Herald
Mercer County Whig
Mercer Dispatch & Republican
Sandy Lake Breeze
Sandy Lake News
Sharon Herald
Sharpsville Advertiser
Slippery Rock Signal
The Western Press
Newspaper Clippings Collection
Sorted by topic
Collections sorted by topic
Can have paper documents, photos, items, etc.
Original Documents (if available)
Deeds
Photos
Family Items
Family Bibles
Family Documents
Library Resources:
Genealogical Files
Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions, 16 Volumes
1888 Mercer County History
1910 Mercer County History
City Directories
Greenville
Grove City
Mercer
Sharon
Some outside of Mercer County
Church Resources:
Church Files
Directories
Booklets
Photos
Programs
Military Resources:
The History of the 16th Division of the Pennsylvania Militia during the War of 1812 by Mark Painter
Mercer County during the Civil War by Mark Painter
Mercer County Civil War Casualties by Mark Painter
Mercer County Revolutionary War Veterans booklet
Pension Records
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Photo Resources:
Locations
Architecture
Events
People
Postcards
School Resources:
The Mercer County One-Room School Story, 1800-1960 by Joannie Appleseed
One-room and public-school files
Records
Photos
School Souvenirs
Etc.
Yearbooks
Location Resources:
1860 Mercer County Map
1950s Sanborn Map of Sharon
Combined 1873 Atlas and 1877 History of Mercer County
Additional maps
Township Files