14. How to Make the Letters Readable?
• There are two classic recommendations but both are
controversial!
– Chalk
– Shaving cream
• Many genealogists believe that both will damage a
tombstone but some scientists disagree.
15. • “One bird feasting on
mulberries will leave more
acids on a tombstone than a
case of shaving cream!”
16. How to Make the Letters Readable?
• Spray some water on the tombstone!