In a message dated 10/3/2008 10:32:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Ruth writes: Some microfilms filmed from the LDS have different copies of the same church records. Did 2 different priests write them? I don't know how it happens that there are copies of the same records ********************************** Every year, the priest was required to make a copy of all the records made during the year and send it to the archdiocese, hence the existence of at least one copy of the documents made. A copy was also to be kept for civilian authorities; after Napoleon went through parts of Poland, he made the priests records keepers...so books made by the priests eventually ended up in the civil records office. The books the priest had, and the civil records were supposed to be sent to the archdiocesan archives and the civil archives respectively, after 100 years old (whether this happened in all cases is unlikely, but that was the 'plan') The LDS has often filmed records at both the church and civil archives in the past. I believe they usually tried to not duplicate records filmed, but since there were originals and copies out there, it is possible that they have 2 copies of a record (one original, one ''duplicate') in their collection. The duplicate copies made by the priests are labeled/titled as such. If one has opportunity to look at originals, it is the preferred one to view, since the duplicates often have copying errors. Whether or not any other entity eventually filmed the records from one or other sources is possible, but would not be available through the LDS Library... Anettka **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)