I also use wet grass. Also, just a little dirt works good but my best results are with a digital camara. With my camara, which uses 3 1/2" disks, I can lighten or darken the picture to the best results. Works great for me. I've pretty much have all the stones from Hatfield cemetery in Allen county, Indiana readable on my hard drive now. Brian E. Smead Terre Haute, Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: <KidClerk@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Chalk > I sometimes resort to grass or nearby weeds...if they are wet enough they > produce the same result as chalk and are at least a 'natural' product. I > don't know if this is any better than other products, but I agree to some > extent that at some point the information needs to be recorded before it is > lost forever... > > Kyle D. Conrad > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > >

No, again, it's not safe. Sure, it's right there and stones sit in it, but would you place a pile of dirt on your car and rub it? No, because the tiny particles will scratch the surface. Remember the skin of a stone should be left intact. Any scratching, even minute, can lead to water invasion. Andi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Smead" <bsmead@gte.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Chalk > I also use wet grass. Also, just a little dirt works good but my best > results are with a digital camara. With my camara, which uses 3 1/2" disks, > I can lighten or darken the picture to the best results. Works great for me. > I've pretty much have all the stones from Hatfield cemetery in Allen county, > Indiana readable on my hard drive now. > Brian E. Smead > Terre Haute, Indiana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <KidClerk@aol.com> > To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Chalk > > > > I sometimes resort to grass or nearby weeds...if they are wet enough they > > produce the same result as chalk and are at least a 'natural' product. I > > don't know if this is any better than other products, but I agree to some > > extent that at some point the information needs to be recorded before it > is > > lost forever... > > > > Kyle D. Conrad > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Blessed are the Elderly, for they remember what we will never know. > >