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Show T DavisHorizons Davis County Clipper Tips 80th: Faulkner for preserving family Bibles hat we do about the ways precious printed documents and materials can be damaged or lost, it's a wonder that so many have survived. Earlier this year Anita Clayton in Port Republic, N.J. reported being reunited with her 1 L Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Know 80th: Gandy ing Bible, contacting a book conservator to restore it is highly recommended. Use of adhesives or pressure-sensitiv- e tape to make repairs yourself may inadvertently damage the items you're trying to preserve. The American Institute for the Preservation of I listorie and Artistic Works maintains an online referral serve at w Bible. "In June I received an . . . that made me hyperventilate with excitement." The sender of the had found a Dec. 1 . 2000, posting of Clayton's at RootsWeb that she had put on the Monmouth County. N.J. mailing list mentioning her Mary Ann Conk (born 1803) and her husband I lezekiah Ayres (born 1797). who lived near Crosswicks. near the border of Burlington and Mercer counties, in N.J. and also Mary Ann's parents. John Conk and Sarah Richmond, who lived in I low ell. Monmouth C o., N.J. The sender wrote. "Over the weekend I purchased a small family Bible from the 1860s in a box lot at an auction near Crosswicks. It is Mary Ann (Conk) Ayres' Bible, and lists her children (with birth dates), and also mentions that she is the daughter of John and Sarah Conk." I le had done a Google search on Ayres and Conk" and found Clayton's old message in the list archives. All the details fit. "If you're interested in having it. I'd be happy to mail it to you in the next week or two." sender said. the Interested? It's hard to conceive that anyone wxiuld NOT be interested! He continued. I don't want I paid v ery anything for it little and it would be fun to reunite it with a family member, especially since I'm also 1 Arthur James Faulkner Arthur James Faulkner was bom Oct. 13, 1924, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, to Edgar Reid and Jane Elizabeth Faulkner. They moved to Alliance, Ohio, two years later where he grew up. He is the second of six children, two brothers and one sister are living. He was a great athlete through school and college, and had a short professional baseball career and several years in professional football in the U.S. and Canada. He joined the ELS. Army 97th Infantry in World War II and served through Europe till the end of the war and was sent to Japan six days after a Prefect as Hiroshima Director during the occupation. He is a highly decorated veteran and has also received the Kentucky Colonel commendation for valor in battle. As platoon of sergeant his B, Company platoon is credited with firing the last shot of World War II on May 7. 1943 near Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. He dedicated the "Last Oct. 12, Shot Monument 2000, at Fort Benning, Ga. I lis life includes worldwide travel drilling oil wells as a petroleum engineer, screen writer in Hollywood both in movies and TV and many vears of teaching high school and college at BYU. UVSC, SLCC, Stanford and others. He from graduated Michigan State Universitv in industrial journalism. I lc's loved teaching writing. English and LDS Seminary and is a gifted speak- Kleinman Mclwer Candy Look who turned 80 on Oct. 9, 2004. You may know him as: Sonny Boy. Klienman Mdver Gandy, Gandy, Uncle Klunk or as the grandkids call him: Grampa Candy. Share in his celebration by sending a card to: 104 Lake Drive, Cheraw.SC 29520 His five lovely daughters have brought this to you. They were also able to visit with many family members on his special day, at their home in South Carolina. Birthday deadline Thursday, 12 noon 295-225- 1 interested in genealogy' A couple of weeks later Clayton went to Trenton and met her benefactor on the front steps of the New Jersey State Archives, which is near his job. He handed her the small, worn, but Bible that had been given to more my than 150 years ago. (Previously published in RootsWeb Reiew: 4 August 2004, Vol. 7. One of the most fragile parts (besides brittle pages) of a book's construction is its binding. While merely opening a Bible can stress the binding, using it to store news clippings, a funeral mass card or program. or to press flowers is a real no-nA Bible swollen with inserts exerts considerable stress on the binding. No. 31.) (www.loc.govpresencarehoo wonder if Clayton did what I certainly would hav e wanted to do thrown my arms around him and hugged I him. It's a long chain of circumstances that led to the reuniting of this old Bible with a rightful descendant, and it begins with careful treatment of the Bible at each step. I lere arc some tips to preserve such family Bibles. According to Maureen Taylor, a modern preservation guru, the most important consideration is storage. Tim Sails, Archivist at the N.E. I listorie Genealogical Society (NEI IGS) in Boston, says to box purchase a custom-mad- e that fits the Bible comfortably (not tightly), or a standard-siz- e box a little larger than the Bible. Both should be constructed of acid- - and lignin-fre- e materials with reinforced corners. Such boxes are available from the I lollinger Corp. (wwn.liollinger.com) The Library of Congress ks.litnd) also warns that paper dips, w ater soluble inks, and rubber bands all cause preservation problems due to deteri- oration. Refrain from folding ov er a page to mark a spot: it weakens the paper and may cause it to break off in the future. The Library of Congress also warns against using any kind of solution on leather covers. If you have a damaged http:ak.stanford.edu. If your family Bible contains family data pages, make and use copies of them rather than using the original. Send copies to a historical society in the town or towns w here your family resided. Tint Sails would greatly appreciate copies for the NEI IGS project as well. If you don't want to go through the tedium of caring for an old Bible. NEI IGS will accept the Bible for its collection. Send your preservation questions to Maureen Taylor at maureenkmaureenataylor.com. Not all of us can be as fortunate as Anita Clayton, but we can be sure that we preserve and carefully protect precious family Bibles for our Womens Health Conference Join us for a day of learning, celebration and free lunch. 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