I'll have to check my camera. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Crouse McNew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Historical Papers > Have them photographed with a good (7MP or better digital camera, use > diffuse light (reflected off something like white board) > to prevent bright reflections. Then post the images on Rootsweb or the > Russell County site. > > If you cannot do it, I would volunteer to photograph them. > > As far as preserving the papers themselves, > > Randy Crouse McNew > Huntsville, AL > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Roberta J. Estes > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Historical Papers > > I don't know how to preserve them, but I would suggest contacting a museum > with a preservation specialist to ask. From my days years ago working in > textile conservation, I know a lot of damage is done by well-meaning > people, > including people at small local museums. Personally, the first thing I > would do is take a series of digital photos to preserve what is there just > in case. They can also be shared that way. > > Roberta > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Betty Lyle > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VARUSSEL] Historical Papers > > We are refurbishing an old house in Honaker. One room is wallpapered in > old > newspapers, some are in in the 1800s. Some have come off. My question is > how > can we perserve them. We thought a coating of something but thought that > might do further damage. We thought of plexy glass but someone said that > moisture would get behind that. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Betty Lyle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.7/1581 - Release Date: 7/30/2008 > 6:56 AM > >