-- [ From: Richard Frisbie * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- RE: <<"Did you know that a block of styrofoam will clean off moss and soil debris from old tombstones and will not damage the stone?" >> The moss and soil debris on a grave marker is protecting it from the elements and should not be removed. According to Janice Sarapin in "Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey - A Guide" ($14.95) if you clean the stone it would be to cast a replica of it as a replacement. The original would then be stored inside - out of the elements. Richard -- Richard Frisbie d/b/a Hope Farm Press & Bookshop 252 Main Street Saugerties NY 12477 GO TO http://www.hopefarm.com/sampl03.htm to sign up for a FREE monthly New York State Books Newsletter