I think it's the old saying" Don't put all your eggs in one basket " Ann On 08/01/2011 10:08, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen Starr<starr2010@bigpond.com> > wrote: > >> It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have heard of >> the floods occurring in Queensland at present. >> A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I was >> sad to think of all the family history lost. I have heard that wet >> photos can be saved but I don't think too many people will know that and >> will throw >> their photos on to the growing piles of damaged household goods. > Hi Kathleen, > > Your mention of family history and photos lost made me think of my old > family photographs, which are saved on a CD along with my family history > search. The CD is left in a safe place so that if disaster strikes I have > something saved. > > However, I know that I must take steps to distribute copies of the > photographs to family members. I must add that thought to my New Year's > Resolutions for family history. > > Josephine >

The State Library of Qld offers advice on salvaging water damaged documents here if anyone would like help. http://tiny.cc/h6dts They also have other articles on preservation http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/services/pres/advice Regards Lyn In Oz. > > On 08/01/2011 10:08, Josephine Jeremiah wrote: > > On Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:45:16 -0000, Kathleen > > Starr<starr2010@bigpond.com> > > wrote: > > > >> It is sad to hear of loss of property. I don't know if you have > >> heard of the floods occurring in Queensland at present. > >> A large number of people have lost the contents of their homes. I > >> was sad to think of all the family history lost. I have > heard that > >> wet photos can be saved but I don't think too many people > will know > >> that and will throw their photos on to the growing piles > of damaged > >> household goods. > > Hi Kathleen, > >