Do not forget museums that have departments devoted to
ethnology!  Shells as ornaments, tools, money... might
welcome certain shells for their research and
displays.

Biodiversity is a hot topic now.  Educational
departments in natural history museums may welcome an
interesting assortment for use in a display or
loan-to-schools use.

Michael LaFosse

--- Andy Rindsberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Chad et al.,
 For example, some
> museums' chief business is education of the young,
> not research, and these
> museums need beautiful shells.
>
> This isn't an excuse to throw away locality
> information, of course. Keep
> those labels!
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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