First, thanks for the response about the storage. As for arriving in New Castle, I know that my Gilpin family arrived at New Castle and then walked to Chester, and that was long before 1790. Alan -----Original Message----- From: anita palmer [mailto:apalmer2@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:13 PM To: DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NewCastle] Storing Old Photos, etc. Hi I have in front of me a box of Avery heavyweight top loading sheet protectors, 3.3 mils. It says on the box that it is Archival safe, won't lift print and Acid free. I have used them for only a few years. Sorry I won't be here in 50 - 100 years to prove that this true. I am having this same type of problem with CD's. I am putting all of my family genealogy on CD's. Can't cut a family photo album in 3 ways for the grandchildren. How do you know which type CD will be viable in even 20 years Back to New Castle stuff. Can anyone tell me whether a family rumor that they (the family ancestors) landed in New Castle (c 1790) is logical? Was New Castle a major port like Baltimore and Philadelphia? It seems strange to me that they wouldn't have arrived at the bigger cities, even in those days.Why New Castle? Thanks Anita in Albuq NM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Palmer" <jap@highstream.net> To: <DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 8:57 PM Subject: RE: [NewCastle] Storing Old Photos, etc. > I've done the same - so far, with no problems. > > It's important, though, to avoid certain types of plastic. From post card > collecting, I know that some such sleeves *do* stick. I forget the names of > the types of plastic to look for or to avoid, but what I have now - which I > believe to be an example of the proper type - is "Rembrandt Ultra-Pro > Platinum" sleeves, labeled "Archival" and "No PVC, Acid Free". They're > orderable on the web or from the St. John's Stamp Shop, 2 Aviles Street, St. > Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 829-9673. > > Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Buckingham [mailto:a.d.buckingham@verizon.net] > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 3:39 PM > To: DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NewCastle] Storing Old Photos, etc. <SNIPPED> > > ...I have many old photos and newspaper clippings from the 1800's and early > 1900's which have been passed down stored in shoe boxes and the like. I was > thinking of storing them in 3-ring binders inside of Avery page protectors. > I will not be pasting or taping them, just placing them in loose. I am > concerned that the page protectors may stick to the faces of the pictures > and possibly damage them. Does anyone know if this is the case?... > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.796 / Virus Database: 540 - Release Date: 11/13/04 > ______________________________