Cheryl, What a great idea you have! As for preserving anything of wool, cotton, linen......I read recently that these things must get air to survive. Plastic is going to ruin anything (notice the warning on the baggie over your newly dry cleaned garment, to remove immediately). I've been buying cedar chests at garage sales for about $100 each. They're each about 50 years old and new ones are 4 to 5 times that price. Two of mine are by Lane. I feel like I'm stealing them at that price. They are great for keeping things stored for ages. It may have been one of Myra Gormley's articles I read a few months back that mentioned what to do with quilts, etc. Check Ancestry.com for her archived articles and see if it's there. 'Course with my memory, it may have been Martha Stewart :) alley -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Adams <adamscd@ne.infi.net> To: DODSON-L@rootsweb.com <DODSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 9:56 AM Subject: Records of personal property >I was sharing a story with some of you as how I acquired 5 handmade >chairs and a pie safe that belonged to my grandmother. Jan, (co host >of Stewart Co. and Stewart List) suggested that I tape my story to the >back of it. That got me to thinkin'..I have a lot of small things owned >by my ancestors going back---up to 5 generations...not valuable >monetarily... but, as valuable as my name to me!! Since I don't have >children to inherit these items --I want to be sure that the cousin that >will care of my 'hodge podge' will know it's origin.... > >Since some of the items are small- it isn't practical to tape a story of >it's history to it. So I am today starting a file of photos of the item >with it's history to be kept with my important papers .. Then when my >turn to hand them over to a cousin comes, there will be no doubt as to >what it is and the member it originally belonged to. > >So, when I get caught up on lookups today --that is my next project! >Anybody got a better way to preserve the documentation of their >heirlooms? Let us hear from you! > >Also I was given a shawl and wool bonnett yesterday that belonged to my >ggrand mother..They ahve been in storage and are moth eaten (just a >bit) Right now I have them in large baggies with the air pressed out... >Is there a better way? >TTYS >Cher > > >==== DODSON Mailing List ==== >Please do NOT send attachments to the list. >