Thank you so much for this information. I have gone to the web site and found a couple of names that do this kind of work fairly close to me here Manassas, VA. Betty -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richwine, Beth Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:14 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Help! 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 -----Original Message----- 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 To: [log in to unmask] 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. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html