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Joan

Joan Report 31 Jan 2005 18:20

hi, I'm sure that i remember someone giving details on these boards of special sleeves for protecting B.D&M certificates. Please can you tell me where i can get some from as i only want to order certificates once!! joan

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 Jan 2005 18:45

Joan There are special wallets you can buy from genealogical suppliers (and they sell them at the FRC and TNA bookshops) but they are pricey. I keep mine in acid-free see-through wallets with hole punches from WHSmiths - they're half-price at the moment. nell

Joan

Joan Report 31 Jan 2005 18:55

THANKS FOR YOUR SPEEDY REPLIES. WILL GET SOME NEXT TIME I GET OUT! CHEERS

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 Jan 2005 19:11

Joan WHSmith do ordinary ones too - the acid-free ones are marked "acid free" so get the right ones! nell

Eileen

Eileen Report 2 Feb 2005 20:59

pardon my ignorance but would laminating have any detrimental effect? Eileen

Joan

Joan Report 2 Feb 2005 21:47

thanks again for advice. Being from a big family, I know that people will probably want copies, so i expect some handling of certificates is likely and didn't want to have to replace any that i bought. If i do this right i think i need to buy 60+ certificates to get to my 3xgrand parents. (Thats working both sides of mine and hubbys tree.)

Darksecretz

Darksecretz Report 2 Feb 2005 22:47

hiya Coming from a big family myself i was also stuck with the problem of storing certs. I have bought A pack of 5 document holders from 'staples' which are see through. I find them excellent. What I also have done is to scan all certs into my computer and anyone who wants one to print off one without damaging/handling original too much Hope this helps Julie