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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> The paintings done by your grandfather, do they show the places? <BR>> <BR>> David <BR>> <BR>> EugeneMelvin.roots@comcast.net wrote: <BR>> > To those that suggested hanging these painting on a wall I was not clear in my <BR>> original email. If these paintings were not done by my grandfather and or of <BR>> other family members I would not keep them. <BR>> > <BR>> > My wife and I have moved into our retirement home and well to be honest these <BR>> painting do not fit. <BR>> > <BR>> > It is like other items I have inherited that are of no value except that they <BR>> belonged to my parents, grandparents and other relatives. I have wrap then in <BR>> cloth and place them storage containers and they are in a storage room that has <BR>> a humidify going to control the temperature and moisture. <BR>> > <BR>> > As for paper documents I have made digital copies and sent these copies to my <BR>> children for save keeping and also placed a portable hard drive with everything <BR>> on it at my local bank safe deposit box. <BR>> > <BR>> > I will contact the Portland Art Museum and the Oregon Historical Society for <BR>> their input. <BR>> > <BR>> > I have always said if someone has a question or needs help this is the best <BR>> group to turn to for advice. <BR>> > <BR>> > Thanks, <BR>> > <BR>> > Eugene <BR>> > _______________________________________________ <BR>> > or-roots mailing list <BR>> > or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> > http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> or-roots mailing list <BR>> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>