Yes, they will stick over time....I have the same problem. What I have done is to scan the photo's and articles on to the computer and save on the hard drive as well as make several backups on cd's or dvds. This way they don't deteriorate. Hope this is helpful. Ruthann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Buckingham" <a.d.buckingham@verizon.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 8:39 PM Subject: [Q-R] Storing Old Photos, etc. > Hello All, > > > > First, I apologize to those who may receive this more than once because I > am > cross-posting to get the best answers. I have many old photos and > newspaper > clippings from the 1800's and early 1900's which have been passed down > stored in shoe boxes and the like. I was thinking of storing them in > 3-ring > binders inside of Avery page protectors. I will not be pasting or taping > them, just placing them in loose. I am concerned that the page protectors > may stick to the faces of the pictures and possibly damage them. Does > anyone know if this is the case? Thanks. > > > > Alan Buckingham > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

I'm beginning to wonder what connection this thread has to Quaker Roots. There are many sources of info on archival storage and preservation, which would be of interest to a wider audience, such as: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/VINTAGE-PHOTOS.html For what it's worth, I called my state Historical Society with questions about storing old photos. They were pleased to be asked, and were very helpful. Kraig __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com