Mercer County Historical Society
Publications

SALE! Mercer County Pennsylvania Pictorial History, 1800-2000, sponsored by the Mercer County Bicentennial Commission. This book is almost 600 pages and includes approximately 680 black and white photographs, maps, & line art; more than 75 duotone photographs, 16 pages of color photography, a gold embossed cover, and a full color dust jacket.  Price: $50.00 plus $3.00 tax in PA and $7.50 S & H.
Sale price: $25.00 plus $1.50 tax in PA and $7.50 S & H.

Area Friends Remember When. Remembrances of Mercer Countians edited by Dr. James Mennell. Price: $6.00 plus .$36 tax and $1.50  S & H. 

Hail Temple Built to Justice: A History of Mercer County's Court Houses, by Robert B. Fuhrman. Price: $5.00 plus $.30 tax and $1.00 S & H.

History of the Barnes Families in Jackson Township Mercer County Pennsylvania, Beatrice Barnes McClelland.  Price $10.00 plus $.60 tax and $2.50 S & H.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 1888. Index of Names.   Price $2.00 plus $.12 tax and $1.00 S & H.

Mercer County History, journal of the Mercer County Historical Society. Price: $2.00/journal (includes S & H.). Click HERE for detailed list of journal articles.

Mercer County Historical Society Booklets

• Booklet #1  The Travel Diary of Dr. James Magoffin, Jr., From Ireland to Mercer, PA, in 1821, transcribed by Eric Verdi, edited by William C. Philson and the MCHS staff, and illustrated by Joy Miller, 1999, MCHS.   Price: $.88 plus $.12 tax and $.50 S & H.
   
• Booklet #2  Follow the Drinking Gourd: Walking Tour of Mercer's Historic Underground Railroad and abolitionist Era Sites, researched and compiled by Gail Habbyshaw, edited by Rachel E. Darby, illustrated by Joy Miller, 2002, MCHS. Price: $1.42 plus $.08 tax and $.50 S & H.   SOLD OUT (please look for the link on our Home Page)
   
• Booklet #3  Hugh Mercer: The Doctor General, by William C. Philson, edited by Rachel E. Darby, 2003, MCHS. Price: $1.65 plus $.10 tax and $.50 S & H.
   
• Booklet #4 Transfer As It Was, by Vincent R. Seidle, transcribed by Margo Letts, edited by Rachel E. Darby, 2005, MCHS.  Price $1.88 plus $.12 tax and $.50 S & H.

UPDATED!!!  Mercer County One-Room School Story: 1800-1960, by Joannie Appleseed (Caldwell School Museum Curator Mae Beringer). Profusely illustrated with photos of school buildings and country school classes. Organized by township. Price: $35.00 plus $2.10 tax and $5.00 S & H.   

On Polar Trails, by Dr. John W. Goodsell, edited by Dr. Donald Whisenhunt. A Sandy Lake man's adventures on the first successful expedition (1908-09) to reach the North Pole. Fascinating reading from a time when the North Pole was the Great Unknown.  Price: $10.00 plus $.60 tax and $1.50 S & H.

Pennsylvania Cookbook, from the Cooking Across America Collection. Price: $6.95 plus $.42 tax and $2.00 S & H.

 Mercer As Its Citizens Remember It, by Dr. James E. Mennell, published by Mechling Associates, Inc., 1999.  Price $30.00 plus $1.80 tax and $4.00 S & H.   TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT

History of East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, by Ruth Z. Woods, published by the Supervisors of East Lackawannock Township, 1999.   Price: $5.00 plus $.30 tax and $1.00 S & H.

History of Neshannock Presbyterian Church, Volume II, 1924-1999, by members of the Congregation serving on the history book committee and the Ruling Elders of the Neshannock Presbyterian Church for its bicentennial celebration, New Wilmington, PA, 1999.  Price: $20.00 plus $1.20 tax and $3.00 S & H.

History of Wilmington Township, Mercer County 1900-2000 by Delber McKee (signed copie--Price: $7.00 plus $.42 tax and $1.00 S & H.

The History of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1797-2003, The Story of a Small Town, edited by H. Dewey Dewitt et al.  Price: $29.95 plus $1.80 tax and $4.00 S & H.

Grove City, The Way We Were, published by the Grove City Area Historical Society, 2005.  Price: $29.99 plus $1.80 tax and $4.00 S & H.

Mercer County Memories, Volume ll: The '40s, '50s, '60s, and '70s, published by the (Sharon) Herald, 2005. Price: $39.95 plus $2.40 tax and $4.00 S & H.

 Mercer County: A Century Comes to a Close, Volume III, The '70s,'80s and '90s, published by the (Sharon) Herald, 2006. Price: $29.95 plus $1.80 tax and $4.00 S & H.

Ghost Rails Volume ll: Western Allegheny Railroad, by Wayne A. Cole, 2006. Price: 45.00 plus $2.70 tax and $4.00 S & H.

Ex-Baltimore & Ohio Lines in Northwestern Pennsylvania, by Robert W. Burns.   Price: $12.00 plus $.72 tax and $2.00 S & H

Butler County in the Civil War, by Bradley Lee Pflugh, 2003.  Price: $40.00 plus $2.40 tax and $4.00 S & H.

A Trip Down Memory Lane of the New Lebanon Area, by Earl "LeRoy" Foster & Dee Foster, 2006. Price: $17.00 plus $1.02 for black and white, $25.00 plus $1.50 tax for colored, $2.00 for shipping.

NEW! They Flew Proud, by Jane Gardner Birch, 2007. The story of small town (primarily Grove City) and airport training of cadets and civilians during World War II. Also contains some history on local airports and personalities. Price: $35.00 plus $2.10 tax and $4.00 S & H.

NEW! Lives of Quiet Inspiration, Volume I, by Joe Zenits, 2007. Price: $13.95 plus $.84 tax and $3.00 S & H.

Ordering Information:

Send the appropriate amount, including postage in US funds (check, money order, or credit card orders (with appropriate information)) and specify what publications you would like to purchase. If you live outside of Pennsylvania you do not need to pay the sales tax. Mail your order to:

Mercer County Historical Society
119 South Pitt Street
Mercer, PA 16137

 

This page last updated 04/30/08