The library has several of the maps, procured several years ago from Clarksburg Blueprint, which has the technology to make a digital copy, insofar as physical size is an issue. Presumably we could also scan them in sections and reassemble the images. As for copyright, I don't know how it applies to materials produced by a firm like Hutchinson & McCrary for use by clients. In any case the maps have been freely copied for years.   Ritchie County Historical Society, of course, sells farm maps for several counties. We bought the original offering for the library but haven't added others as they became available. I promote the purchase to my customers, in part because it benefits RCHS.   Years ago I assembled patent maps for much of Harrison and a few parts of neighboring counties. These can be superimposed on topographical maps, the limitation being that the old surveys were often done in a slapdash and sometimes a dishonest manner. Reconciling them to reality can be a challenge. Still, one opportunity would be to bring the titles down to 1810 or 1820 using deed records and then match the result to census returns for those years. (In the 1830s and after, many old titles were voided for taxes and patented a second time, which complicates the business of reconstructing the landscape.)   David H. ________________________________ From: Dave Kuhl <dbkuhl@bellsouth.net> To: David Houchin <dithrz@yahoo.com>; David Houchin <houchin@clark.lib.wv.us> Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 12:33 AM Subject: Farm Line maps David You have been very quiet on the Farm Line maps. What does the library or HCGS have? The best information that I could come up with on copyright is that they were all before 1923 and were all therefore public domain. Do you have a scanner which will copy the maps?  If i can talk Lyle into bringing his paper maps in could you copy them onto an electronic image?  Dave Kuhl 210 Glen Eagles Drive Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9041 e-mail: dbkuhl@bellsouth.net