Larry...and All, Thanks Larry, for the information on the fairly current status of the land records at Will Co. It saddens me to know that this mess exists with some fairly important records. Does anyone know if the old original land record index books still exist and if they can be accessed? Is there somebody in particular I should talk to if I go to the land recorder's office to ask about this? I have some people I wanted to check out in land dealings in the Joliet area from about the 1850 to the 1870 time frame. My previous attempt at looking at the Will Co land microfiche indexes was a disaster. I threw up my hand in dispair. Julie Bissell Tupker