Again, the BEST method is taking photos! Arlene -----Original Message----- From: Valorie Zimmerman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 3:44 AM Subject: Re: Tombstones >[email protected] wrote: >> >> To Linda again, >> >> I no sooner sent that last email than my very next message from Family Tree >> Maker said: >> >> "We all think that tombstones will survive forever. After all, they >> are made of rock. Unfortunately that is not the case. Many people >snip > >> the steps for making safe tombstone rubbings. One such site is Sabina >> J. Murray's Tombstone Rubbings at >> http://www.firstct.com/fv/t_stone.html which in addition to having >> the steps has some great pictures of old tombstones." > >Billie, I just visited this site. I would quibble with one of her shown >steps: when putting the paper on the stone, it should be a large enough >piece that it can be *TAPED TO ITSELF*. There should be no tape that >touches the stone. > >She also skimped on the cleaning step, which should be *very gentle.* >The older the stone, the gentler! > >All the best, > >Valorie Cowan McBee Zimmerman, IBSSG >Black Diamond, Washington USA >New Listowner Baysinger-L and McBee-L, and related GenConnect suites >Proud supporter of Rootsweb > >______________________________