This is from anothr site. I thought it may be of help I don't know whether chalk and talc are considered safe or not. (First do no harm...). "Joe D. Deaver" <[email protected]> wrote: We've been using chalk to highlight the worn inscriptions, but I suppose talcum would work as well on a calm day. We have links to several articles on the subject on our Cemetery Central page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/cemcentral.htm This one appears to cover the subject well: http://www.neep.demon.co.uk/mis/decypher.htm --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now