I have purchased some drafting supplies, pencils, templates, erasers, etc. at the local drafting store at some extreme bargains. They still make great...

Scan and email all the time.

If they have in fact owned it since prior to the civil war and the property was passed along by inheritance, there may not be a deed or traceable one ...

We had this recently. I emailed the contractor and architect and set it back .5'. That was fine with them and maybe they learned something.