In this acknowledgment of Archie Jones' contributions to the
understanding and preservation of this unique species, I notice
already several mentions about Brickell Hammock. I always wondered
what the history of this location was, maybe somebody can explain
that....for it now seems to exist only as a general name of an area
or neighborhood in Miami, I assume up to some point there actually WAS
a hammock in Brickell Hammock and that Archie and the other Lig
collectors knew it well?
Thanks
Steve
On 2/17/10, Alan Gettleman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Shellers,
> I agree with Sue Hobbs the real depth and importance of his life will be
> enhanced by stories from those who knew him. I only occasionally saw Archie.
> The late Mrs. Selma (Sammie) Lawson gave me several Cuban and Florida land
> shells without data many years ago. I took them to Archie's home and he
> identified them all easily. He showed me one and said it came from Brickell
> Hammock collected in September 1935. I was about ready to question why he
> was stringing along this neophyte collector by pretending to know the
> shell's exact location and date of collection until he deciphered the very
> cryptic B.H. 9-35 in the aperture which as the old timers code for location
> and date. He was visibly happy the time he showed me the cover article of
> the Journal of Heredity 1991:82(4):282-286, on "Minimal Genetic Variation in
> a Morphologically Diverse Species (Florida Tree Snail, Liguus fasciatus)" by
> D.M. Hillis, M.T. Dixon, and A. L. Jones. Archie was so proud to be one of
> the authors even though in his modesty he did not feel he deserved that
> honor.
> I learned from his exhibits. He brought his extensive Liguus exhibit to our
> Greater St. Louis Shell Club show in 1978 at the invitation of club member
> Mrs. Vianita (Tex) Haid. I was standing next to his exhibit when a
> non-sheller asked me what "natural hybrid" meant, pointing to that label in
> his case. I had totally missed that part of the exhibit and was able to
> explain to the visitor. There was always a lot of information in his
> displays.
> Alan Gettleman
> Merritt Island, FL
>
> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sue
> Hobbs
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CONCH-L] Archie Jones
> Dear Listers-
> Phyllis and Bob, thank you for letting us know this sad news. Archie Jones
> was a legend in his own time. I am sure there will be many of us with
> recollections about him and I look forward to reading what everyone will
> write. He was well known for his work with Liguus fasciatus and I always
> admired him for his wealth of knowledge, his astounding collection of all
> the forms of this beautiful species that he exhibited at shell shows, as
> well as all he did to share the experiences of his research and explorations
> with many people. I would like to celebrate him for his gentlemanliness. He
> was so polite in an almost old-fashioned way and that always charmed me. I
> heard during January that he was about to reach the age of 100. Back in the
> early 1980's, he supplied banquet favors for the Ft. Lauderdale COA, and
> each was a beautiful Lig that he had collected.
> Best wishes to all-
> Sue Hobbs
> Cape May, NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phyllis Diegel <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:58 AM
> Subject: [CONCH-L] Archie Jones
> Bob Pace just called and said Archie Jones passed away on Monday.
> There will be no service and more information will be given at a later date
> when I know more .
> Phyllis Diegel
> [log in to unmask]
> West Palm Beach, FL
>
>
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