Diane- You might have better luck getting a knowledgeable answer to this question on a list devoted to preservation. You could serve for a list here: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ If you can't find a list devoted specifically to this topic I would bet someone on ROOTS-L would have good tips for you. Best of luck! Joan In a message dated 7/14/2008 5:20:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, power2000@pstel.net writes: We have no idea what the significance of these newspapers is. We are guessing there is something printed in each of them that relates to our family, but the only way we're going to know is if we can somehow open them up and read them without destroying them. Does anybody know of a safe way to try to do this, or does anybody know of an organization we might be able to take them to that would know how to unfold them and not destroy them? Thanks in advance for any and all help that can be given. God bless Diane power2000@pstel.net **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)