Hi, My personal opinion - Do Not Laminate original documents. or photo's. If you want to do this to make handling easier - I would find a safe way - to copy the items - then laminate the copies. thus keeping the originals from permanent damage. Perhaps if there is a museum or archive available - I would contact them - and ask for suggestions on preserving precious items. for the future. Handling items too frequently with bare hands - will make documents deteriorate much more quickly because of the oils in our skin. Always wear white cotton gloves. These can be picked up for a very small charge - at drug stores etc ( some people wear these under their rubber gloves) Tip #1 - Don't laminate Laminating your important documents and treasured keepsakes is a damaging procedure. Although the tough material used in the lamination process may seem like the solution, it actually accelerates the chemical aging of documents and other paper items. The lamination process uses harmful adhesives and heat to permanently bond the document to the plastic. The damaging effects of this irreversible procedure are not immediately apparent but will show with passage of time. Use encapsulation or archival quality containers instead of lamination for document protection. http://www.archival.com/helpful.html http://www.archival.com/NA13.html http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/treasures/framing11-99.html http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/gp/pdp.htm http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/articles/preserving/index.shtml http://www.maine.com/photos/tip.htm http://cuban-exile.com/doc_101-125/doc0102.htm **Please. Help with the Post 1901 Census Campaign.for Canada. We May Never See the 1906 -1911 > Census for Canada. An important issue for us and others Worldwide who may find they have Genealogy Interests in Canada. Letters and Petitions would be a great help. http://www.globalgenealogy.com/Census/index.htm Mail List: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN.html Happy New Year 2002 Stella Stanger sstanger@sfu.ca Member, Canada Census Committee At 09:02 PM 1/10/02 -0700, bsemchuk wrote: >I am think about laminating my document and some old pictures. >Has anyone laminated their documents and If so what is the best way, >hot or cold.? Or is there a better way of preserving them > > > > > >==== ALBERTA Mailing List ==== >Questions or comments about the mail list? >Email Ines - Ines.Mannhardt@cadvision.com >