Hi Vicki, There are a couple of places to contact: 1. the Melbourne Museum or State Library to advise you. 2. Your local historical society would have the information. - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~gfamhist/index.htm 3. http://www.conservationvolunteers.com.au/contact%20us/documents/GeelongWeb_000.pdf You might find something here. The most important thing is to not laminate/store in plastic unless it is archival and do not unfold and refold because it will weaken the fibres in the paper. Also, be careful when handling the document as natural oils from the hands could stain it. Good luck, Di "Vicki Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hi group > Friend has some land sale documents from 1859 > Need a bit of restoration and help with preservation. > We live in Geelong > Does anyone know a business/person that does such work > > TIA > > Vicki