Donna, I do, but cannot reply just now. Hang loose and I'll get back to you this week with a safe way to clean them. If somebody has time before I can reply, that's great... Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hayden" <dhayden@swva.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:11 PM Subject: [VAFLOYD] cleaning tombstones >I need some advice from all my rootsweb buddies. What is the best way to >clean an old tombstone? It appears to be faded and worn from age, making it >hard to read some of the engraving. I don't want to do anything or use >anything that would hurt the stone. Anyone have any suggestions? > thanks > Donna Hayden > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: 3/16/2008 > 10:34 AM > >

http://www.ctgravestones.com/Conservation/cleaning.htm http://www.savinggraves.org/education/print/cleaning.htm http://www.hollyhockfarms.com/coweld/cemetery/cleaning_gravestones.htm http://www.everlifememorials.com/headstones/cleaning-cemetery-tombstones.htm http://www.gravestonestudies.org/faq.htm#Tools%20and%20Materials%20for%20Gravestone%20Cleaning%20Projects http://www.oregoncemeteries.org/cleaning_marble_gravestones_ii.htm http://www.ctgravestones.com/Conservation/examples_clean.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Starkey" <gacs@swva.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] cleaning tombstones > Donna, > > I do, but cannot reply just now. Hang loose and I'll get back to you > this > week with a safe way to clean them. If somebody has time before I can > reply, that's great... > > Genevieve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Hayden" <dhayden@swva.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 10:11 PM > Subject: [VAFLOYD] cleaning tombstones > > >>I need some advice from all my rootsweb buddies. What is the best way to >>clean an old tombstone? It appears to be faded and worn from age, making >>it >>hard to read some of the engraving. I don't want to do anything or use >>anything that would hurt the stone. Anyone have any suggestions? >> thanks >> Donna Hayden >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >> Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >> something about your Brick Wall person. >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: >> 3/16/2008 >> 10:34 AM >> >> > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message