Go to Cindy's list & read the information on preservation--some where I saw a website that had suggestions for this problem. I wouldn't put them under running a water until I confirmed that info--I'd be afraid that they would completely disintegrate. Allison On Wed, 30 May 2001 13:15:01 -0700 "John D Stone" <[email protected]> writes: > I've been digging in some old family items -- many have not been > disturbed > form 50 years. > > There are many old newspapers with family items, but they have been > creased > or folded and I'm afraid to try to straighten them out. > > I would like to copy and scan these originals, to share with others > on the > net and put copies in a notebook to share with my family. But first > they > have to be fairly straight. If I put them under the lid of a > copier/scanner > as dry as they are--they would crack, crumble and fall apart. > > Any iteas on how to straighten old newspapers and other items? > > I heard once that old newspapers could be rinsed with clean running > water > and then left to dry. > > H E L P! > > --John > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > John D. Stone [email protected] Las Vegas, Nevada > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > "I've got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals." > -- Butch Cassidy > (In the motion picture Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ==== GARDNER Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >