I have a friend that has a Bible that is about 100 years old. He has had it in a zip lock bag to keep the dust off it. I would like to help him protect this treasure for his grandchildren and do not believe the zip lock bag is a good idea. I keep my old Bible wrapped in a soft white linen cloth in a drawer. I know not to have it exposed to sunlight. I would like to have a glass box made as a home for my Bible. I would appreciate any suggestion anyone would have about how to help my friend. I have not been able to contact anyone at an archive for help. Thanks in advance.

Group, Please post all replies to this post to the list. I would also like to know everyone's suggestions. Thanks! Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Bumgardner<mailto:hbumgar@charter.net> To: TNHAWKIN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:TNHAWKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:54 PM Subject: [TNHAWKIN] care of old bible I have a friend that has a Bible that is about 100 years old. He has had it in a zip lock bag to keep the dust off it. I would like to help him protect this treasure for his grandchildren and do not believe the zip lock bag is a good idea. I keep my old Bible wrapped in a soft white linen cloth in a drawer. I know not to have it exposed to sunlight. I would like to have a glass box made as a home for my Bible. I would appreciate any suggestion anyone would have about how to help my friend. I have not been able to contact anyone at an archive for help. Thanks in advance.

> The zip lock bag is a terrible way to keep anything of historical > value. Gases emitted from the bag will eventually cause major > problems -- that and the lack of air. Your method is far superior. A > really good method is to buy an acid-free box from a place like Light > Impressions and store the Bibles that way. > > Best regards, > > Monya > Fayette Co. AL list manager ASTON surname list manager MUSGROVE surname list manager THOMPSON surname list manager Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, LESLIE, McDILL, McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, SOUTH, THOMPSON and WEBSTER On Apr 20, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Helen Bumgardner wrote: > I have a friend that has a Bible that is about 100 years old. He has > had it in a zip lock bag to keep the dust off it. I would like to > help him protect this treasure for his grandchildren and do not > believe the zip lock bag is a good idea. > > I keep my old Bible wrapped in a soft white linen cloth in a drawer. > I know not to have it exposed to sunlight. I would like to have a > glass box made as a home for my Bible. > > I would appreciate any suggestion anyone would have about how to help > my friend. I have not been able to contact anyone at an archive for > help. > > Thanks in advance. > >

Helen, If that Bible has genealogical data recorded within and you do not already own a scanner, PLEASE find someone who does and send that Bible to its final exposure of bright light in order that it can be digitized and recorded. I did the same to my copyright 1841 Chesser Family Bible. After you get a quality copy via digitization, your Bible will suffer no more and you can freeze it in cryonic suspension for eternity after that! CM >From: "Helen Bumgardner" <hbumgar@charter.net> >To: TNHAWKIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TNHAWKIN] care of old bible >Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:54:53 -0400 > >I have a friend that has a Bible that is about 100 years old. He has had >it in a zip lock bag to keep the dust off it. I would like to help him >protect this treasure for his grandchildren and do not believe the zip lock >bag is a good idea. > >I keep my old Bible wrapped in a soft white linen cloth in a drawer. I >know not to have it exposed to sunlight. I would like to have a glass box >made as a home for my Bible. > >I would appreciate any suggestion anyone would have about how to help my >friend. I have not been able to contact anyone at an archive for help. > >Thanks in advance. >