Doug Cummins offered the below listed web site as a source of what to do and what not to do with respect to tombstones. I clicked on the link he posted and reviewed the web site in some detail. This site offers excellent advise on the subject of the care and preservation of tombstones. Everyone that spends time in cemeteries should take a moment and view the page dealing with tombstones. http://www.progenealogists.com/tombstonecare.htm Although this is a commercial site with the intent to sell the visitor genealogical search assistance for a fee, they offer many additional hints, tips and links to web sites that provide information without charging a fee. There is much useful information on the site, but you will have to spend some time to dig it out. I plan to add this site to the list of genealogical links on the Attala web pages because I think they have much useful information to offer to the ancestor researcher. You might want to take a moment to visit and explore. Everette Carr List Administrator