This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VNB.2ACE/665.1 Message Board Post: Original birth certificates were not routinely issued in Montana until about 1915-1920. Thus, when someone needed proof of birth, they had to bring substantiating evidence, such as baptism records, school attendance, etc. to the courthouse and a Delayed Birth Certificate would be issued. I suspect that there was no more information contained in the first Delayed Birth Certificate than contained in the second. However, to verify this, you can contact: Clerk & Recorder's Office Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse 155 W. Granite Street Butte, MT 59701 PHONE: (406) 497-6345 The following MTGenWeb Silver Bow County Rootsweb site is a great place to discover research resources: http://www.mtech.edu/silverbow/ Good luck!