Got a question for you more experienced researchers. I got a new Family Bible for Christmas and I want to fill in the family pages. What do you use to write on the pages? A pencil or a pen? Both can smudge and I don't want the information to bleed through. What are your choices? Netta

Netta, You might call Dick Blick Art Supplies in Evansville. They have archival materials listed on their website. I found ink and markers but didn't see any pens. Some of the items were fadeproof, acid free and non bleeding. Evalyn Champion Netta <netta1@bellsouth.net> wrote: Got a question for you more experienced researchers. I got a new Family Bible for Christmas and I want to fill in the family pages. What do you use to write on the pages? A pencil or a pen? Both can smudge and I don't want the information to bleed through. What are your choices? Netta ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYHENDER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started.

I started mine, years ago, with India Ink and calligraphy. Now, I'm using a Pen Tel needle tip pen with acid free gel ink. It dries fast, and I haven't had any smudging. It's fine enough that a lot of ink is not released at one time. The Bible I'm writing in is one of those large ones with lots of pictures and illuminated lettering, so the paper is a bit thick. If your print isn't showing through, then, unless you use a lot of ink, your pen ink should not show through either, I would think. I am an artist, and work with various kinds of papers, inks, pencils, -all kinds of art materials. Pencil can last a long time, too, but, over time, it seems to fade and is hard to read. Just depends on the kind of pencil used and how heavily it is applied. Also what material it is used on. Cecelia in Texas > > I got a new Family Bible for Christmas and I want to > fill in the family pages. What do you use to write on > the pages? A pencil or a pen? Both can smudge and > I don't want the information to bleed through. > > What are your choices? > > Netta >