Welcome, Pat!

We are so glad to see you on Conch-L! We hope you enjoy our list as much
as the rest of us here! And we are awfully glad to see you back in
shelling!

The first person I met at my first COA convention back in 1987 in St.
Louis was Pat Lockhart! So she sorta represents COA to me. I couldn't
have met a nicer, more welcoming first person! Thanks for the memories,
Pat!

Lynn Scheu
Louisville, KY

>
> As requested as a new subscriber to CONCH-L I am posting a brief
> introduction.  I have been a member of COA since the early 80's and have
>
> attended a number of conventions.  I am an active member and officer of
> a
> shell club.  My primary shell family interests are: Epitoniums,
> Latiaxus,
> Muricidae and Spondylidae--the textured and frilly shells.  However, my
> collection includes mollusks from many other families, both purchased
> and
> self-collected.
>
> I love travel; shallow water collecting; walking sand flats; and
> snorkeling.
> I have collected on the Texas and Florida Coasts, Costa Rica, Fiji and
> the
> Philippines.
>
> For the past several years I have been unable to pursue my study,
> cataloging,
> and collecting of shells.  CONCH-L appears to be another great resource
> to
> keep in touch with the wonderful world of mollusks.
>
> Pat Lockhart
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