Hi All, I'm in the process of printing out a book on my Blakeston family. I want to create something that will stand the test of time but am conscious that modern paper deteriorates quickly. Has anybody else looked at these issues and how best to produce something that endures? All the best, Chris

Hi Chris, I emailed an archivist friend with your request and here is the reply: The acid content of the paper (or rather the lack of it) is the important thing. If he is using a commercial printer they ought to know all about such matters if they are any good. I would expect their charges to be higher if proper archival quality paper is specified. There are many suppliers of archival quality paper and materials and a quick search on google shows a lot too. This site might be of interest http://www.memoryboxes.co.uk/ Best wishes, Graham >From: "Chris" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ERY] Enduring Documents >Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:54:55 +0100 > >Hi All, > >I'm in the process of printing out a book on my Blakeston family. I want to >create something that will stand the test of time but am conscious that >modern paper deteriorates quickly. Has anybody else looked at these issues >and how best to produce something that endures? > >All the best, >Chris > > >==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >Other Rootsweb Genealogy Lists >http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Thanks for that Graham. I'll give that a try. Cheers, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Metcalf" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:13 PM Subject: RE: [ERY] Enduring Documents > Hi Chris, > > I emailed an archivist friend with your request and here is the reply: > > The acid content of the paper (or rather the lack of it) is the important > thing. If he is using a commercial printer they ought to know all about > such matters if they are any good. I would expect their charges to be > higher if proper archival quality paper is specified. There are many > suppliers of archival quality paper and materials and a quick search on > google shows a lot too. This site might be of interest > http://www.memoryboxes.co.uk/ > > Best wishes, > Graham > > >>From: "Chris" <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [ERY] Enduring Documents >>Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:54:55 +0100 >> >>Hi All, >> >>I'm in the process of printing out a book on my Blakeston family. I want >>to create something that will stand the test of time but am conscious that >>modern paper deteriorates quickly. Has anybody else looked at these issues >>and how best to produce something that endures? >> >>All the best, >>Chris >> >> >>==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >>Other Rootsweb Genealogy Lists >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > If your stuck ask for help but remember lookups are hard work on > un-indexed census > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >