Hi Lou, How wonderful to have such a document! I'm sure there is some information out there somewhere. I'll see what I can find for you. In the meantime you could check out the following sites. I just found them and haven't read them through. Good luck. Dot Sorrells Cox Document and Image Preservation and Repair http://www.classyimage.com/preserv.htm Saving Old Books and Documents http://www.legacyart.com/savebooks.html ----- Original Message ----- > Y'all mentioned "care of photos"....well I've got another concern.... > > I have an old paper copy of a Confederate Army discharge paper for my > great-grandfather, William A. Richardson, which cites that he was born in > Walton County, and was a farmer when he joined the army in Stone Mountain, > and that he was discharged for medical reasons two years after he signed up > (I found other sources that said that he suffered from severe rheumatism > from sleeping on cold, damp ground during an extended tour of duty near Fort > Sumter). > > Years ago, before I started researching my genealogy, I placed the document > in a closed-end page protector.....some of the edges & text have broken off > into "flakes" or "splinters" of paper, but currently reside at the bottom of > the page protector. > > My question is, How do I reassemble this document and preserve it? Are > there special "geneological" tapes or glues....etc that can be used? Are > there any professionals that can do this reassembly/preservation? > > Regards.....Lou Richardson in Jacksonville FL > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >