Caring for Your Family Treasures
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Family Treasures: Links to the Past • An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
Guardians of Family Memory
Books • Family Treasures on Paper • Scrapbooks and Albums • Photographic Prints and Transparencies • Home Movies: Videotape and Film • Matting and Framing Your Treasures
Tangible Legacies
Paintings • Fabrics • Furniture • Clocks and Watches • Ceramics and Glass • Silver and Other Decorative Metals • Jewelry
Special Collections
Musical Instruments • Treasures of Nature • Military Mementos • Little Friends: Dolls, Teddy Bears, and Toy Soldiers
Further Guidance
Security and Insurance • Finding Professional Help • Finding Materials and Tools for Cleaning,Display, and Storage • Other Resources to Help You • Books to Help You • Index