Here are a couple of items Santa brought for the Mercer Co. stocking ... Richard Winder has completed the 1850 census for Mill Creek Twp. and it is now online. Greene Twp. is up next. Thanks Richard. Thanks to the wonders of scanning and OCR technology, I have put online a chapter on Mercer County history from the book "A Pioneer Outline of Northwestern Pennsylvania" by William James McKnight (published 1905). Included are an old map of Mercer Co. and an engraving of the town of Mercer in 1843. The paragraph near the end of the chapter regarding corporal punishment in the old schools is rather eye-opening. <g> Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone. Mike _________________________________________ Mercer County, Penn. USGenWeb Coordinator ==== PAMERCER Mailing List ==== Any questions/problems regarding the Mercer County, Pennsylvania list, contact the listowner, Michael L. Hebert mailto:mhebert@geocities.com Visit the Mercer County, Pennsylvania Genealogy web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/