Amen to Zona. Doing something that feels satisfying (Let's clean up the family plot!) is not the same as doing something safe and nondestructive. Here is more info from the Association for Gravestone Studies, the leaders in the field: http://www.gravestonestudies.org/preservation.htm --- zona.himmelsbach@juno.com wrote: > Has anyone on the NYERIE-L cleaned a headstone? I have not. > > Thought this might be found interesting to those of you who > have > considered doing so. > > http://www.gravehunter.net/cleaning_tombstones.htm > > While you visit any forgotten cemetery think about Pluto BADER > who lived > in Buffalo, Erie County, for years. > > Zona > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your > ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich