I am only 30 3 times and a little more :-)) John
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From: Dennis Nieweg <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: New Member
>Hi Barbara,
>Don't worry there are enough younger people out there busy with shells.
>a 30 year old guy.
>
>At 20:07 22-11-99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Barbara-
>>Welcome to the group! First, let me say that I have also noted the
>diminishing of collectors for more reasons than just age. Many collecting
>areas have closed, people have less time with all the time saving devices
to
>make life easier! But those of us bitten early, usually remain smitten for
>life! And someday your grandchild may say to you what mine recently said to
>me....."Nana, when I'm 12, will you take me diving in the ocean for
shells?"
>In the meantime, if you want to see young collectors coming up behind, get
>out and get them going yourself! In the USA, there is an organizaation
>called 4-H, which is loosely like scouting, and in many areas encourages
>kids to get involved with marine persuits of all kinds. They always need
>leaders! Look around, maybe you could help out at a local nature center or
>museum which has displays on sealife or shells, act as an "interpeter" or
>"guide". You get the idea.
>>I hope my being 50 isn't too old for you! About 20 years ago I had a
>trading partner from NZ. He was a most interesting man who had been a
>fighter pilot in WWII and was shot down more than once. He may have been
>half a world away, when there was only snail mail, no pun, but what a
>friend! I still miss him. If I can I wouldn't mind returning the favor and
>if you ever want someone to trade with, let me know. Good shelling! Karen
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Barbara Jouvernaux <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 12:12 AM
>> Subject: New Member
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone!
>> My name is Barbara Jouvernaux and I have just joined from Cambridge,
>New Zealand. I have had an obsession with shells since I was about 9 or 10
>years old, and accumulated quite a decent collection for a youngster up
>until I married 15 years ago. My husband is french, and he wisked me off to
>France to live. Being poor, young and impetuous I sold my collection,
>thinking that it would not travel well and we could use the money. I will
>regret it as long as I live. We ended up returning to settle in NZ a year
later.
>> Since then I have not had much time or money to put into another
>collection. For a long time I was so emotional about my lost colleciton I
>felt that I could never replace it, so I avoided starting up again.
>> Then about 18 months ago my sister unearthed a box of shells I had
>given her years ago. They were spares from my old collection. At the time
>she fancied that she might start a collection too, but never carried on.
>> That was it- I was off again and with more passion than ever. My
>collection is still very modest and amateurish, but I am in there for the
>long haul this time. My youngest daughter has begun to take an interest, so
>I hope it will continue into the next generation.
>> I have since discovered that almost all the dealers here in NZ have
>disappeared. Shell collectors are litterally a dying breed. Most other
>collectors here are elderly people. Is there anyone out there under 40?
>> I enjoy surfing the net. There seems to be quite a lot of interesting
>shell stuff to be found. I have yet to find a good site to identify shells
>with photos. I haven't yet acquired enough books to be able to match
>pictures with names of everything I learn about or come across.
>> Well, I look forward to learning from all you seasoned collectors.
>Happy shelling. Regards, Barbara.
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>><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Barbara-</FONT></DIV>
>><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>Welcome to the group!
>First,
>>let me say that I have also noted the diminishing of collectors for more
>reasons
>>than just age. Many collecting areas have closed, people have less time
>with all
>>the time saving devices to make life easier! But those of us bitten early,
>>usually remain smitten for life! And someday your grandchild may say to
you
>what
>>mine recently said to me....."Nana, when I'm 12, will you take me
>diving in
>>the ocean for shells?" In the meantime, if you want to see
young
>>collectors coming up behind, get out and get them going yourself! In the
USA,
>>there is an organizaation called 4-H, which is loosely like scouting, and
in
>>many areas encourages kids to get involved with marine persuits of all
kinds.
>>They always need leaders! Look around, maybe you could help out at a local
>>nature center or museum which has displays on sealife or shells, act as an
>>"interpeter" or "guide". You get the
idea.</FONT></DIV>
>><DIV><FONT size=2>I hope my being 50 isn't too old for you! About 20 years
>ago I
>>had a trading partner from NZ. He was a most interesting man who had been
a
>>fighter pilot in WWII and was shot down more than once. He may have been
>half a
>>world away, when there was only snail mail, no pun, but what a friend! I
still
>>miss him. If I can I wouldn't mind returning the favor and if you ever
want
>>someone to trade with, let me know. Good shelling! Karen
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>> </B>Barbara Jouvernaux <<A
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>> </B>Monday, November 22, 1999 12:12 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>New
>> Member<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi everyone!</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My name is Barbara Jouvernaux and I have
just
>> joined from Cambridge, New Zealand. I have had an obsession with
shells
>> since I was about 9 or 10 years old, and accumulated quite a decent
>> collection for a youngster up until I married 15 years ago. My husband
is
>> french, and he wisked me off to France to live. Being poor, young and
>> impetuous I sold my collection, thinking that it would not travel well
and
>> we could use the money. I will regret it as long as I live. We ended
up
>> returning to settle in NZ a year later.</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since then I have not had much time or
>money to
>> put into another collection. For a long time I was so emotional
about
>> my lost colleciton I felt that I could never replace it, so I avoided
>> starting up again.</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then about 18 months ago my sister
>unearthed a
>> box of shells I had given her years ago. They were spares from my old
>> collection. At the time she fancied that she might start a collection
too,
>> but never carried on.</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That was it- I was off again and with
more
>> passion than ever. My collection is still very modest and amateurish,
>but I
>> am in there for the long haul this time. My youngest daughter has
begun to
>> take an interest, so I hope it will continue into the next
>> generation.</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have since discovered that almost
all
>> the dealers here in NZ have disappeared. Shell collectors are
>> litterally a dying breed. Most other collectors here are elderly
>> people. Is there anyone out there under 40?</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I enjoy surfing the net. There seems to
be
>> quite a lot of interesting shell stuff to be found. I have yet to find
a
>> good site to identify shells with photos. I haven't yet acquired
enough
>> books to be able to match pictures with names of everything I learn
>about or
>> come across.</FONT></DIV>
>> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I look forward to learning from all
you
>> seasoned collectors. Happy shelling. Regards,
>>Barbara.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
>>
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