Dear Conchl'ers,
 
Back on September 19th, a group of shell collectors from Virginia,
Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania had an opportunity to go on a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology and the
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
 
Some of you may remember that Shireen Gonzaga posted a few emails on
Conch-L over the summer about signing up for the tour.  The day turned out
to be a resounding success with a good turn out for the tour and great
hospitality by Raye Germon, the department's collection manager.
 
A Web site has been set up to share a few of the images from the tour.  You
may recognize a few of the tour participant names from Conch-L.
 
Thanks to Raye and Shireen for organizing an interesting and fun day at the
museum.
 
http://www.erols.com/worldwide/Museum/Museum.htm
 
Rich
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Richard L. Goldberg
Worldwide Specimen Shells
P.O. Box 6088
Columbia, MD 21046-6088; U.S.A.
Phone/fax:  (410) 379-6583
email:  [log in to unmask]
homepage:  http://www.erols.com/worldwide
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