What to do with old Daguerreotypes?

[Wade D]

Very cool find! You should be able to reproduce them for the enjoyment of your family. The techniques already mentioned will give you a good sarting point.

[Photo Engineer]

Contact a conservator at George Eastman House.

PE

[smieglitz]

Have you tried just scanning them? I've scanned a few back in June and they came out OK. I don't remember if I had to reverse the image though. You can see them on my Flickr page.