[LDS] grave pictures

[richhart]

FYI
more headstone info from another list..

From: "Gail Meyer Kilgore"
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          Subject: [CO-CEMETERIES] Gravestone Pictures
          Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:40:29 -0700

          The Association of Gravestone Studies recommends that
nothing be used on
          stones but perhaps a spraying of plain water and -
carefully - a soft brush.
          No chalk, no shaving cream, no toothpaste.   Harmless as
they are to humans,
          the chemicals can enter into minute fissures in the old
stones and cause
          damage over time.

          To take pictures of the stones use a large mirror. Buy an
inexpensive one
          about 5 feet tall and 2 feet wide from K Mart.  You do
need a helper for
          this, to hold the mirror to reflect light at an angle.
Some of those soft
          white stones that are impossible to read come into sharp
relief using this
          method. No matter the time of day.  It even works on a
lightly overcast day.

          Rubbing is prohibited in most of the old cemeteries.




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