Hi Joel, One way to preserve the lock of hair would be to display it in a shadow box, along with the 1905 nickel and a photograph of your great-grandfather (and any other memorabilia you might have that would go along with the display). Karima ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel S. Russell" <jsruss@mindspring.com> To: <germans-stlouis@rootsweb.com>; <iljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: [ILJACKSO] Lock of hair > Hello all, > > I wondered if anyone had information on how best to protect a lock of > hair? Perhaps this isn't a genealogy question, but I have a lock of > my great-grandfather's hair that my great-grandmother cut right after > he died. He was 28 years old when he died in 1907. The lock of hair > along with a 1907 nickel were kept together in an envelope. I'd like > to find a way to protect the hair which appears to be in good shape, > although I'm not sure if the color has been shaded by time and > chemicals from the paper and nickel. > > Thank you. > > Joel > http://www.mindspring.com/~jsruss/