<<Is there a place I could place these letters before they fad away. I loaned them to onelady and she made copies but I dont know what she did with the copies.>> A few years ago, I had the NC Archives in Raleigh preserve an old family letter that was beginning to deteriorate. They professionally laminated the document using a special process. I still possess the letter but, I believe they would also accept your letters as a donation if you wanted them protected for the future. The security of such valuable documents will be a problem no matter what you choose to do. However, I have been impressed with their security procedures compared to some other places I've seen. In order to share the letters with interested parties, perhaps you could get some high quality copies made and share the copies with people. You might also consider scanning them into a computer to get a digital image. If you do not know how, or if you do not have access to a scanner, you could have this done professionally. I think Kinko's offers this service, for example. This would preserve the information and provide an excellent way to share the letters to others via ! the internet, e-mail, etc. I believe that this is the way we are going. Digital images will probably replace microfilm in the future. Just a few ideas. John