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I work at a local museum. We have been faced with the problem of
having photos stuck to album pages many times. People often donate
photo albums, and since we are charged with their safe-keeping, we
attempt to remove and conserve the photos.

We have found waxed dental floss to be a blessing. We slide a piece of
floss back and forth--much like using a cross-cut saw--between the
photo and the backing material. It works great; the photo doesn't get
bent or creased. As a side note, make sure to remove all photos from
the albums that have sticky pages and a clear film over-sleeve. These
are horrendous for photos.

A Sticky Photo Problem
By Richard A. Danca
Newton, Massachusetts

Here's an idea for removing pictures stuck to pages in those so-called
"magnetic" photo albums, where the supposedly tacky substance meant to
hold photos on the page can set over time.
You can safely remove those photos by carefully using a hand-held hair
dryer set to "Low" or "Warm." Heat one edge of the photo and pry it
away slowly as you continue to direct the warm air back and forth
under the photo. A bit of the goo sometimes sticks to the photo, but
probably not enough to worry about.

Separating Pages in Old Documents
Jennie Vertrees
Princeton, Missouri

I just wanted to share with you how to separate pages in fragile
documents that are stuck together. A few years ago, I was granted
permission by the state archives department in Jefferson City,
Missouri, to hand copy some of the pages from the original 1880 census
for Mercer County, Missouri.

I ran into some pages that were so tightly stuck together that I
couldn't get them apart short of tearing them, which I didn't want to.
So I asked the person in charge of these old documents if she knew how
to get them apart without damaging them. She took a sheet of acid-free
paper and "see-sawed" it gently between the two sheets of the
document; they came apart without much effort. She stated that the
sheet of paper had to be acid-free or it wouldn't work. I've tried it
since then and it has worked every time for me.

To the many soliders who have given their lives, so that we may live without fear,
and have the freedom to live our lives to the fullest, I thank you.

When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:

A Recovering American soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

It doesn't have to be only at Christmas time,but anytime you send out cards you can remember our soilders. I believe in miracles
and God's healing power so please pray for our soilders too.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ,
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!

Here is a cute one I just had to share, enjoy
A little girl asked her mother, 'How did the human race appear?'
The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.'
Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, 'Many years ago there
were monkeys from which the human race evolved.'
The confused girl returned to her mother and said, ‘Mom how is it possible that you told me the human race
was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?'
The mother answered, 'Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father
told you about his.'

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