============================================================ Ancestry Daily News, 14 September 2000 Use a digital camera to photograph gravestones (especially the difficult-to-read variety). I've found that by playing around with the color balance, contrast, and special effects on the computer at home, I can magically "see" through the moss or lichen and make out the faded letters that defy deciphering "in the field." An added benefit is the visual record--I shoot the church, the graveyard, and views of the village and e-mail (or send hard copies) to various family researchers around the world, giving them the "feel" of a place they may never get to visit. John Chaffe London, England