Judi, I think you would really have to get a professional researcher to answer that. If you are here in the States, though, the answer may be pretty easy .... the records do not exist here and AFAIK the Archives have ceased doing research for mail-in requests. Even when they did research, only the church records were reported. So you have to be over in CR, make arrangements for access to the archives and know what you are looking for. Don't forget that depending on the age and region of land records being researched you may be dealing with old Czech, German or Latin at times with nearly indecipherable writing. Unless you are well versed in the old languages and styles of writing, you may have a rather difficult chore. To see an example of this, just go to a county courthouse (again presuming you are Stateside) and try to read some of the land transfers and wills from the early 1700s that are in English .... Just my thoughts for what their worth .... Regards, Jim Sladek judi wrote: > Please tell me what it is that professional researchers have at their > disposal, that we don't have access to at the archives. I do > understand that land records are not easy to get to. Why is that?