This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RdC.2ACI/550 Message Board Post: Hello to those researching in the parishes of Filipow, Jeleniewo and Bakalarzewo, powiat Suwalki, woj. Podlaskie. Last night, at the local LDS Family History Center, I was viewing microfilm, which is labeled for the parish of Bakalarzewo. This is in the powiat of Suwalski, which was in the woj. of Suwalskie. Today it is in the woj. (province) of Podlaskie. In the years of 1813 and 1814, I found records going back to the 1700's and early 1800 years. The earliest record, I noticed was for 1703. Although this film is labeled as covering the parish of Bakalarzewo, it actually covers the parishes of Filipow, Jeleniewo and Bakalarzewo. These records are in Latin and Polish. I only had time to view all of 1813 and part of 1814. There may be others in the following years. No reference in the notations is made in the LDS catalog about these records being on this roll of film. If anyone had ancestors in these parishes, I thought renting this roll may be a good idea. You may get lucky and find another generation or two. This is the roll of film where I found these: FHL INTL Film 1496956 Items 9-17. This is the site where you can find the listings for Bakalarzewo: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C180%2C0&titleno=93480&disp=Kopie+ksi%C4%99g+metrykalnych++ Good luck. Tina Ellis