Does anyone have any info on the Brown's of Snyder Co., I know for sure at least the Shamokin Dam area? I have Charles and Sallie (Sarah) Eshelman(d) married in Sunbury with children Arthur, dob 6/2/1877; Bertha Lillian, dob 12/1/1882; Charles Isaac, dob 10/21/1885; Daisy Annie, dob abt 7/27/1880; Ida F., dob 11/11/1875. Most of these, if not all, were born in Shamokin Dam or the immediate area. I am a desc of Arthur and have nothing past his parents. With this last name, it is also obviously hard to follow their trail (or even pick it up sometimes!). One side note is that my father has the original scale model of an 1873 patent for a floating sawmill with "I. Brown, 1873" engraved on a metal plate. I have not been successful with the patent info through various agencies in Washington but hope to get some info on this person who is believed to be an Isaac. I believe there might be a family tie with Ida Clement, owner and operator of a mill in the Sunbury area, but have not had time to pursue that avenue yet. Does anyone have any info? I know at least some of these people are buried in the West Side Cemetary. If I wrote the Snyder and Northumberland Co. Historical Societies do you think I'd have much luck. I have had great success visiting the Cumberland Co. Hist. Soc. and limited success with the Dauphin Co. H.S., but have never written to one. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully there is someone else looking for the Brown's, Eshelman's or Wesner's in this area although to date I have found NONE! Thanks in advance! Tammie mach1660@aol.com Researching in Snyder, Northumberland, Lycoming Co's for Brown, Clement, Eshelman(d), Eyster, Harp, Hoover, Wetzel (desc of Jeremiah P.)