Can anyone on the list help? I only have a couple suggestions of who to ask: Call your nearest Genealogical or Historical Society or Newspaper and ask them. They all should have experience in preservation. The other thing is: type up--word for word--anything you can read before something else happens to it! What a treasure! Good luck and let us know what they say. I have some, not so old, that I sould probably preserve. Didn't really think of it before now. Better do it before it's too late! --Celia, List Owner. ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Deans <craigdeans@worldnet.att.net> To: <EGNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 9:59 PM Subject: [A/EGNER] 100 year obit on fragile paper > Hi cousins, > > I have a question that, hopefully, some of you may have an answer for. I > just received from my father's second wife an obituary printed on newsprint > in 1893. The paper was folded and basically fell apart when I unfolded it. > In addition, my father (Roy Egner) at some point used scotch tape to repair > tears. This would have been done many years ago, and needless to say, the > tape damaged the paper. It has discolored the paper and where the tape is > still attached has made it very brittle. The obit contains a lot of family > information going back to 1820 on the Hendry side of the family (my father's > maternal parentage) plus an etching of my gggrandfather and I would like to > preserve it. Any suggestions on what I can do?? > > Unfortunately, I haven't been able to locate any additional Egner > information, but am still diligently working on it. > > Thanks for any suggestions, > Jean