In a message dated 10/8/2004 10:34:16 PM US Eastern Standard Time, jdoc@iquest.net writes: > My grandfather was born in Bethel, PA. I have been told it is now called > West Middlesex, PA/ Can anyone tell me if that is correct? Hi Shirley, West Middlesex has always been West Middlesex as far as I know. We drove through there this past weekend on our way to Sharon to look up old city directories at the Sharon Library, where the kind ladies of the Mercer Genealogy Society had the books out for me when I got there. My wife & I were attending our 55th high school reunion in New Castle and enjoyed the PA scenery, the tree colors, the hills, the Amish countryside and their buggies along the back roads, etc. Can't find that in too many places here in flat Indiana. Don

There are two Bethels that I know of: one is in Venango Co. and the other is in Crawford Co. ... Both are in northwestern Pa. My older sister lives in one and several of my family is buried at the other one. And... both are just hamlets. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: <DBJOLEARY@aol.com> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] Places in Sharon > In a message dated 10/8/2004 10:34:16 PM US Eastern Standard Time, > jdoc@iquest.net writes: > > > > My grandfather was born in Bethel, PA. I have been told it is now called > > West Middlesex, PA/ Can anyone tell me if that is correct? > > Hi Shirley, > > West Middlesex has always been West Middlesex as far as I > know. We drove through there this past weekend on our way to > Sharon to look up old city directories at the Sharon Library, > where the kind ladies of the Mercer Genealogy Society had the > books out for me when I got there. My wife & I were attending > our 55th high school reunion in New Castle and enjoyed the PA > scenery, the tree colors, the hills, the Amish countryside and > their buggies along the back roads, etc. Can't find that in too > many places here in flat Indiana. > > Don > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer >

There is also a Bethel in Hickory Township (now Hermitage), Mercer County, PA - it's located halfway between W. Middlesex and Mercer. I live here/there. Victoria ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Sharp To: PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] Places in Sharon There are two Bethels that I know of: one is in Venango Co. and the other is in Crawford Co. ... Both are in northwestern Pa. My older sister lives in one and several of my family is buried at the other one. And... both are just hamlets. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: <DBJOLEARY@aol.com> To: <PAMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [PAMERCER] Places in Sharon > In a message dated 10/8/2004 10:34:16 PM US Eastern Standard Time, > jdoc@iquest.net writes: > > > > My grandfather was born in Bethel, PA. I have been told it is now called > > West Middlesex, PA/ Can anyone tell me if that is correct? > > Hi Shirley, > > West Middlesex has always been West Middlesex as far as I > know. We drove through there this past weekend on our way to > Sharon to look up old city directories at the Sharon Library, > where the kind ladies of the Mercer Genealogy Society had the > books out for me when I got there. My wife & I were attending > our 55th high school reunion in New Castle and enjoyed the PA > scenery, the tree colors, the hills, the Amish countryside and > their buggies along the back roads, etc. Can't find that in too > many places here in flat Indiana. > > Don > > > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== > Any questions or problems regarding the PAMERCER-L list, e-mail Teri at sanchoinc@houston.rr.com... For more Mercer County info, visit our web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer > ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Find your relatives in Mercer County..... visit our website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer.