Eliz, You might consider getting a book about paper preservation. Hopefully your library has something on this subject or online. This is getting off topic, we don't want to get in trouble.
Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eliz Hanebury" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Obituaries, Newspapers, File ID Get the Archival page protectors and put one clipping into each is about as good as we can do. Eliz On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Jan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hadn't thought about that! Have a vacuum packaging system for food - would > this be a good thing to use and fill bag with newspaper articles-for air > free-storage? Thought about using same for 1891 autograph book of my > grandmothers as it is deteriorating- any better ideas for storing paper > originals? > Jan > > > Storage material has a nasty habit of suddenly not working <G> the > film on discs deteriorates etc. I would keep the newspaper originals. > Eliz > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Jan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Been thinking of tossing all my original obits etc. too. Have scanned >> them >> and added them to individuals so have hard copy if I want to ever print >> it. >> Don't you think this would be enough? >> Jan >> >> >> I wouldn't, keep the originals of news clippings at least. Census you >> can download the images to DVD or CD and the way things are going get >> them anytime from familysearch. But the papers or the images of them >> come and go. >> >> Eliz >> >> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Frances <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I am trying to reduce my paper files. I was thinking about tossing out >>> those things that I have transcribed e.g. Obituaries, newspaper articles >>> and >>> census recordings. ie those things that are easily accessible these days >>> (but not birth, marriage and death certs). Any thoughts on this. >>> Frances Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
