That's amazing. I'll try that on some I've been unable to see. Thanks!!! Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: Delanie Alcorn-Jones To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:22 PM Subject: [TNHENRY] Try a digital camera instead of rubbing I've sometimes found my best results by taking a picture with a digital camera. Take the picture when the sun is at an angle so it will cast slight shadows. Look at the picture on a computer so you can enlarge it. I've often found that this gives me wonderful photos that will show the detail in the engravings that I couldn't see with my eye. By changing the contrast & brightness, I can find even more. If you go to the genealogy.com Virtual Cemetery, you will see some photos that I donated. If you look at Thomas Montgomery Alcorn's heastone, you'll see what I mean. This headstone is over 100 years old and was impossible to see with the naked eye. The raised lettering was practically gone from erosion and time. I had taken this picture and then done a rubbing. When I got home, I looked at my picture on the computer and was amazed at the detail that came through. I then played with the contrast and brightness for even better results. The digital photo was better than the rubbing. Thomas Montgomery Alcorn's headstone: http://www.genealogy.com/VG/00/00/10/30/60/0000103060/index.html Virtual Cemetery: http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/VG/vcem_search.html ==== TNHENRY Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, politicalannouncements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237