How to Preserve and Restore Family Records and Books

See also United States, How to Find Genealogy Records

Several Web sites help you learn about preserving your family records. Here are a few.

Preservation

 * U.S. National Archives &amp; Records Administration at www.archives.gov/preservation/family-archives/


 * The American Institute for Conservation of Historic &amp; Artistic Works at http://aic.stanford.edu


 * The Institute of Paper Conservation at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu


 * Northeast Document Conservation Center at www.nedcc.org


 * Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education at www.si.edu/scmre/


 * Cyndi's List - Preservation &amp; Conservation at www.cyndislist.com/preservation.htm

Binding information

 * Utah Bookbinding Company at www.utahbookbinding.com


 * Grimm Book Bindery, Inc. at www.grimmbindery.com


 * They also do book repairs and restorations of single books.


 * Inks and Toners Research Information:


 * Wilhelm Imaging Research at www.wilhelm-research.com