If I sent £300 on having family 1st www certificates framed to perserve them?

[williamsmummy]

its a lot of money, but the certificates ,
(which include posters giving details of my great uncles burial places and memorial sites in france, and the certificates that came with the medals )
are showing signs of wear and tear, so I was advised to have them framed.

I didnt know it would cost so much, but thought it needed doing.

I did have some money put aside for it, but it got sucked up in to christmas.

My hubby is pretty upset, but i pointed out that on his side of the family he has a letter signed from the king , that belonged to his grandfather.
he didnt seem to think it that important.

So , am I so wrong to do this without his blessing?

well, I framed FIL ww2 letter from the people of norway, but the frame was just a cheap one.
so I think £300 is ott(sorry)

Why don't you just stick them in cheap frames yourself to protect them for the time being until your husband supports the idea?

just how many certificates do you have to frame?

If its archival standard and you have the cash

VVVV reasonable

five, two are damaged and rolled up , and is begining to crumble at the edges.
So they dont have much time left to survive.
I plan to frame them in special glass to that they dont fade from the sun, and sit on acid free paper backing.

It is certainly worth doing what you can to preserve them properly. There are some things that do need investment.

2shoes - my mother's got one of those for my father. She's going to be devastated to learn he didn't singlehandedly rescue the Norwegians from the Nazis.

And I don't dare tell her the Xmas tree in Trafalgar Square isn't actually for us.

Sorry for going off on one OP - it's reasonable if it's that important to you and you have the money.

Why don't you contact your local archives office for advice on how best to preserve them?

I havent had the medals framed yet, I just have a nice box for them.
my children have worn them on scout/cub/brownies/guides uniforms when they parade on poppy day.

I think it brings the whole idea of war and war dead home to them.
esp as I have photos of them, ( copies framed cheaply!) and one of them is the dead spit of my 2nd son, who is 15 yrs old.
not much younger than they were when they died.

I'd be wary of getting them framed

I would, however, think it well worth paying to have them properly stored in acid-free. That's not cheap but it won't cost that much.

Also digitise them - scan the certificates (and you can scan the medals too on a scanner)