How safe is laminating?? I understand lamination will , in time, darken the item until one cannot read/see it anymore. I have obituaries, laminated in the mid 1970's that cannot be copied now, they are so dark and not readable. Marilyn [email protected] wrote: > If I were you I would go down if you don't have one and have it enclosed it > laminated. > It will show up so much clearer and that way you can copy it and laminate > them > for your children and grandchildren. That is what I am doing with a lot of my > old > pictures. > I would feel exactly like you but they, I am sure meant well. > wrak > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send a post to <[email protected]> > Type UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > For Digest substitute the letter D for the L in the address.

I'm not an expert, but laminating will maintain the item's physical integrity, but UV will ultimately still affect the contents. If you ask around at scrapbooking stores they might lead you to laminates which are UV blockers. Also, if you use those handily plastic sheet protectors, make certain they are 'archival' quality or they can do damage to the papers if you use them long-term. While I'm not a fan of 'scrapbooking', the technology you can learn is very helpful in preserving genealogical documents over the long-term. Allen Rev. E. Allen Siebold Lansingburgh Ecumenical Shared Ministry Pastor: The United Methodist Church 3rd Ave at 116th St. Stated Supply: First Presbyterian Church (USA) 3rd Ave at 115th St Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA www.gbgm-umc.org/lansingburgh [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fischers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:08 AM Subject: Re: [WEST-L] BENJAMIN WEST > How safe is laminating?? I understand lamination will , in time, darken the > item until one cannot read/see it anymore. I have obituaries, laminated in the > mid 1970's that cannot be copied now, they are so dark and not readable. > Marilyn > > [email protected] wrote: > > > If I were you I would go down if you don't have one and have it enclosed it > > laminated. > > It will show up so much clearer and that way you can copy it and laminate > > them > > for your children and grandchildren. That is what I am doing with a lot of my > > old > > pictures. > > I would feel exactly like you but they, I am sure meant well. > > wrak > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe send a post to <[email protected]> > > Type UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > For Digest substitute the letter D for the L in the address. > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > Families are like fudge. > Mostly sweet with a few nuts. > >