This question has confused me as well, and I live here in Union County and am the coordinator for the Union County WebPage, and owner of this list. The Union County Historical Society told me that when the counties changed, all information remained at the former county courthouse. Seeing that your ancestor was born in 1817, before Snyder County had even formed, your family's information is most likely at the Union County Courthouse. What you could do, is contact the Historical Society at Hstoricl@ptd.net <mailto:Hstoricl@ptd.net> and ask them if they would do a look-up on their birth, marriage, death index, to at least find the name for you. Maybe they will encourage you to contact Snyder County, instead, but it's worth the look-up to save time. >Danielle McCormick, Union County, PA GenWeb -----Original Message----- From: bgreen [SMTP:bgreen@boreal.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:04 AM To: PAUNION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: County Help I am new to the list and new to searching in Pennsylvania. I have recently found my ggggrandfather born in Union County in 1840. My gggggrandfather was born in Snyder County in 1817. I have checked the PAGENWEB page for counties and it says that Union County was formed in 1813 from Northumberland and that Snyder County was formed from Union County in 1855. My question is in regards to where and how should I be searching for records? In what county for the year 1817. Would I go to Union for Snyder County records in 1817? Thank you for any help. Bev