You can contact the American Institute for Conservation (AIC - the national organization for conservators), who will have a referral service for paper conservators in your area that can repair and stabilize the paper for you.  They can be reached at 202-452-9545 or [log in to unmask], or www.aic-faic.org 
Beth Richwine

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From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Betty Duke
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 5:57 PM
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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Help!

I have acquired an original document "certifying" my grandparent's marriage
from the church where my grandparents were married in 1908. My aunt
carefully folded it into a small square with a note to be careful handling
it because it was fragile. She carefully wrapped it in a saran wrap kind of
material. 

I opened the package to look at it, and I now have 9 squares of paper.it has
disintegrated at the folds. I can match the pieces up, but I was wondering
if there is a way to do that and preserve the document. I had thought about
pasting the pieces together on a piece of paper, or taping them together,
but I am not sure that is a good idea.

Anyone have any idea or thoughts on who I could contact to look at this?

Thanks.

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