I may have mentioned that our local Women's Club planted an herb garden at the Rankin House. This last week one of the members brought a beautiful sign that the club would like us to place in the garden. It's on a piece of roofing slate, and is decorated with painted flowers and butterflies in addition to the information that the garden was planted by the Ripley Women's Club in memory of Mrs. Rankin. It is just the piece of slate, with no stake or anything that we could use to place it in the ground. My main concern is what kind of sealant we should use on it to protect it from the vagaries of the weather, as well as, with concerns about theft and/or vandalism, whether we should display it outside at all. (This is not an idle concern, as somebody used our entrance sign for target practice 20-25 years ago; schoolkids sometimes ask if the bullet holes are left over from Underground Railroad days!) Susannah West John Rankin House, Ripley, Ohio ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).