Hi       
        I am new to the Internet, and E Mail.  
        I have been a member of COA since about '84.  You might recognize 
my name as being the treasurer of COA 1997 at Sanibel/Captiva.  Vivienne
Smith was my sister, and she introduced me to shell collecting back in
1980's .  
        My husband and I winter in S.W Florida, and summer in South Jersey.
I am the sheller in the family, and I am trying to entice some of my 14
grandchildren into the wonderful world of shells.  Maybe #15, due in
December will be the one.
        The E Mail address to contact me is  [log in to unmask]
        I am looking forward to learning a lot via E Mail pertaining to sea
shells.   
        Although I will not be going to COA this year, I will probably go 
in 1999.
        I was not aware we were suppose to introduce ourselves on Conch-L,
and after seeing a number of persons doing this I thought I would take the
plunge.-------I hope I did it accoring to the rules(which I have not read).
 
        Hope to talk to some of you by E Mail.
         
                        N. Irene Longley