Hi Andy
At long last I found that names of the restorers. I've PM'd you with them.
Muriel
Old Certificates
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sheilajim
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Hi All
I found this thread interesting. I don't know about the rest of you but while I have been trying to take good care of the certificates of my ancestors,(copies only, I don't have the originals) I just realized that I haven't been taking care of my own certificates.
Somewhere in my house is my original Birth Certificate, which has things on it that the official copies don't include. Also somewhere in my house is my original Marriage Certificate.
This thread made me realize that I had better hunt down my own Certificates, and take at least as good care of them, as the copies of the Certificates of my ancestors.
Regards
Sheila
I found this thread interesting. I don't know about the rest of you but while I have been trying to take good care of the certificates of my ancestors,(copies only, I don't have the originals) I just realized that I haven't been taking care of my own certificates.
Somewhere in my house is my original Birth Certificate, which has things on it that the official copies don't include. Also somewhere in my house is my original Marriage Certificate.
This thread made me realize that I had better hunt down my own Certificates, and take at least as good care of them, as the copies of the Certificates of my ancestors.
Regards
Sheila
Sheila
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joette
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My oldest document is a 1824 Proclamation of Banns between David Taylor & Christina Robertson(St Cuthberts) & the Death of my GGgreatGranny Helen Veitch in 1883.Both in great nick& Have been stored for as long as I can remember in an old tin box! I think it was military issue.No sellotape,no acid free paper & handled by several generations of nosey weans!
The death certificate does have a wee tear near the name of her Mother.
Oh jings my Mum will have a fit if I tell her she will have to change her method of storage.
The death certificate does have a wee tear near the name of her Mother.
Oh jings my Mum will have a fit if I tell her she will have to change her method of storage.
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
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AnneM
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Hi
I currently have 4 cardboard boxes full of photos, old newspapers (usually with bits cut out) and other bits and bobs including a school certificate and church certificate for my great aunt Lizzie. One of my favourite things is a card for the death of my great grandmother Ann Shedden or McKenzie
It reads:
In loving remembrance of
ANN SHEDDEN
beloved wife of William McKenzie
Oak Crag
Sandbank
Who passed away Thursday 16th October 1913
Aged 58 years
Interred Ardrossan Cemetry, Ayrshire
On the opposite page there are 2 little rhymes:
My husband dear, my life is past
My love for you through life did last
Weep not for me, nor sorrow take,
But love my children for my sake
Dear Mother, rest, thy work is o'er
Thy loving hands shall toil no more
No more thy gentle eyes shall weep
Rest, dear Mother, gently sleep
I know they seem maudlin to us but I guess that to people for whom death was so much a part of life they were 'meaningful' as they say now. Poor Ann, only 4 of her 7 children made it to adulthood.
Anyway I digress and what I was going to say was that I now have to sort all of this and store it all properly so that does not deteriorate any further. Aargh!!!
Anne
Oops
did not realise I'd put a bit on this thread already. Shows how long it has taken me to get around to doing this. It promises to be a mammoth task and quite expensive if archive quality stuff is needed, which it is.
I currently have 4 cardboard boxes full of photos, old newspapers (usually with bits cut out) and other bits and bobs including a school certificate and church certificate for my great aunt Lizzie. One of my favourite things is a card for the death of my great grandmother Ann Shedden or McKenzie
It reads:
In loving remembrance of
ANN SHEDDEN
beloved wife of William McKenzie
Oak Crag
Sandbank
Who passed away Thursday 16th October 1913
Aged 58 years
Interred Ardrossan Cemetry, Ayrshire
On the opposite page there are 2 little rhymes:
My husband dear, my life is past
My love for you through life did last
Weep not for me, nor sorrow take,
But love my children for my sake
Dear Mother, rest, thy work is o'er
Thy loving hands shall toil no more
No more thy gentle eyes shall weep
Rest, dear Mother, gently sleep
I know they seem maudlin to us but I guess that to people for whom death was so much a part of life they were 'meaningful' as they say now. Poor Ann, only 4 of her 7 children made it to adulthood.
Anyway I digress and what I was going to say was that I now have to sort all of this and store it all properly so that does not deteriorate any further. Aargh!!!
Anne
Oops
did not realise I'd put a bit on this thread already. Shows how long it has taken me to get around to doing this. It promises to be a mammoth task and quite expensive if archive quality stuff is needed, which it is.
Anne
Researching M(a)cKenzie, McCammond, McLachlan, Kerr, Assur, Renton, Redpath, Ferguson, Shedden, Also Oswald, Le/assels/Lascelles, Bonning just for starters
Researching M(a)cKenzie, McCammond, McLachlan, Kerr, Assur, Renton, Redpath, Ferguson, Shedden, Also Oswald, Le/assels/Lascelles, Bonning just for starters
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Speaking as a chemical engineer who knows a wee bit about the pulp and paper making processes, including the basic problem, which are modern, chemical pulping processes and modern bleaching processes (t'other day I was looking at couple of p'backs from the 60s, and they are literally disintegrating, - crumbling even!) I can only express my opinion in relation to any such aerosol or spray in the guid old Scots manner, - "Ah hae ma doots"sheilajim wrote:Hi Andy
You are very lucky. I have a spray called Archival Mist, which is supposed to make your paper acid free.
I hope that you will make good quality copies of your BMD's
Regards
Sheila
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Hi David
I also hae me doots on this one, but I was desperate to save some old letters. It is supposed to neutralize acids in the paper. It is fairly expensive. I bought a small can for $35.00 at Michaels Craft Stores.
To test its effectiveness, I tested some paper with one of the PH pens and found that the paper was not acid free. I sprayed some of the Archival Mist on the paper and an hour later tested it again with the PH Pen. This time the PH Pen tested the same paper as acid free.
While I am still not entirely convinced of Archival Mist's effectiveness, I think that it is better than nothing.
Archival Mist is not to be used on Photos.
Of Course you know what they say: If something seems to good to be true, it probably is.
Regards
Sheila
I also hae me doots on this one, but I was desperate to save some old letters. It is supposed to neutralize acids in the paper. It is fairly expensive. I bought a small can for $35.00 at Michaels Craft Stores.
To test its effectiveness, I tested some paper with one of the PH pens and found that the paper was not acid free. I sprayed some of the Archival Mist on the paper and an hour later tested it again with the PH Pen. This time the PH Pen tested the same paper as acid free.
While I am still not entirely convinced of Archival Mist's effectiveness, I think that it is better than nothing.
Archival Mist is not to be used on Photos.
Of Course you know what they say: If something seems to good to be true, it probably is.
Regards
Sheila
Sheila