Please don't make rubbings of gravestones, or put a substance on them (such as soap or shaving cream) to make them more "readable". I've seen the damage it can do, especially to old sandstone monuments, and many cemeteries don't allow it. Photograph the stone instead. If the inscription is faded, photographing the stone at an angle in early morning or late afternoon light will often bring out the inscription. At other times of day you can create an angled-light effect with a flash, unless the daylight is very bright. Digital cameras are a great advantage - you can see immediately whether you "have" the shot, can make adjustments on the spot, and afterwards use your photo editing software to enhance a faint inscription. Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: Lemeterio@aol.com To: PAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com ; PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:45 PM Subject: [PAGRE] Charcoal rubbings of gravestones Dear lists, I would like to know any pointers anyone has on charcoal rubbings of gravestones. Type of paper, type of charcoal (or will crayon work), how best to attach the paper, etc. Having never done this process, any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lou Lou Emeterio 403 Wayne Street P.O. Box 485 Claysville, PA 15323 (614) 206-4945 Cell (724) 663-5149 Home lemeterio@aol.com

I am sooooooooooooo glad to read this posting. Thank you Leslie !!!! Digital photos can be wonderously revealing. And leaves not one little tiny trace of who was there. Soap and other items placed on the stone stay there until "washed" off. ..or falls off...and soap is meant to "clean" and "clean" can mean to "get under" and "lift off" dirt and grime! Most digital cameras will also do video. Try all angles in a short movie. And audio .. narrate the movie. Sometimes a lot easier than handwriting names and dates and such. Again...thanks Leslie! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Nelson" <myancestry@rogers.com> To: <PAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com>; <PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] [PAGRE] Charcoal rubbings of gravestones > Please don't make rubbings of gravestones, or put a substance on them > (such as soap or shaving cream) to make them more "readable". I've seen > the damage it can do, especially to old sandstone monuments, and many > cemeteries don't allow it. > > Photograph the stone instead. If the inscription is faded, photographing > the stone at an angle in early morning or late afternoon light will often > bring out the inscription. At other times of day you can create an > angled-light effect with a flash, unless the daylight is very bright. > Digital cameras are a great advantage - you can see immediately whether > you "have" the shot, can make adjustments on the spot, and afterwards use > your photo editing software to enhance a faint inscription. > > Leslie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lemeterio@aol.com > To: PAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com ; PAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:45 PM > Subject: [PAGRE] Charcoal rubbings of gravestones > > > Dear lists, > > I would like to know any pointers anyone has on charcoal rubbings of > gravestones. Type of paper, type of charcoal (or will crayon work), how > best to > attach the paper, etc. > > Having never done this process, any advice is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Lou > > Lou Emeterio > 403 Wayne Street > P.O. Box 485 > Claysville, PA 15323 > (614) 206-4945 Cell > (724) 663-5149 Home > lemeterio@aol.com > > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message