Paul et al.
I don't know when the Connecticut Shell Club started but it was going strong under the watchful eye of Percy Morris when I joined, I think in 1945. I don't know if it survives, but Eric Lazo-Wasem probably does. The meetings were at Yale's Peabody Museum.
Alan
On Sat, 11 Jun 2016, Carole Marshall wrote:
> The Palm Beach County Shell Club was founded in 1958. I know Broward was after that, but not sure about Miami.
> Carole
>
> In a message dated 6/11/2016 9:59:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
> The Broward Club was founded in 1962.
> The Greater Miami Shell Club was registered as a non-profit in 1970 but I'm not sure when it was founded. But originally the
> club was named the South Florida Shell Club. Not sure but my guess is the South Florida Shell Club may have been the first
> shell club in South Florida.
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Sheila Nugent wrote:
>
> Hi Paul, Boston Club 1910. There was a Pacific Malacological Club that was earlier but not sure the date. I believe
> Boston is the oldest active club.
> Sheila
>
>
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> On Jun 11, 2016, at 8:47 AM, José H Leal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Paul,
>
> Not sure about the year of dissolution for the Greater Miami Shell Club (sometime the late 1990s?) This latter and
> the Broward Shell Club, however, were separate entities that coexisted for many years before GMSC ended.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 11, 2016, at 7:47 AM, Callomon,Paul <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Folks,
>
> Can anyone tell me:
>
> - The year the Miami Shell Club (now Broward Shell Club) was founded?
> - The oldest shell club in the USA, and the year of its founding (even if it's now defunct)?
>
> Ta awfully,
>
> Paul Callomon
> Collection Manager, Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
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