I've never heard of using chalk and don't know if it would damage headstone but shaving cream will cause damage. I've used a simple bottle of spray water which has worked well for me, however, the headstones I was trying to read were not as old as the ones the photographer was trying to photograph. Donna Drake Phoenix, AZ

I have been very successful in using clorox on tombstones with death date around the 1830s in the Ludlow, Scott County, MS Cemetery. LaNelle Renfroe Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Drake" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:49 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Tombstone Damage > I've never heard of using chalk and don't know if it would damage headstone but shaving cream will cause damage. I've used a simple bottle of spray water which has worked well for me, however, the headstones I was trying to read were not as old as the ones the photographer was trying to photograph. > > Donna Drake > Phoenix, AZ > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Searching for your Attala County ancestors? Visit the Attala County Genealogy (MSGenWeb) web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ > >