Do you know what can be done about moss? My g. grandparents gravestones in Westbourne have some moss. Is it proper to contact the cemetery caretakers or?? Lauraine > > From: "Nelson Denton" <ndenton@cogeco.ca> > Date: 2009/08/14 Fri AM 12:05:56 CDT > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] : Re: Cape Cod Gravestones > > I've used sunlight and mirrors or very strong flashlights to cast shadows on > old stones. It sometimes can help give you enough of an outline to see > what's written. > Looking through different colours of clear plastic at the stones can also > help sometimes. > > Someday I'm going to try a laser level which produces a long straight line > to see if that would help show up faint depressions. > > Moss growth here is the most common reason you can't read old stones. > > Nelson > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >