Good morning everyone,
The auction for 2020 took in $3812.68. This included the shell cases sold to Bob and John Chesler for a total of $320. Highest results since we have been keeping records. Thank you to Linda Zylman for all her work putting the auction together! Also, to all who attended and made this year’s auction a great success!
Take care everyone and stay safe!
Alice Pace
~ wayne harland ~
gone too soon!
Wayne Harland died quietly near Charlotte, NC with family at his bedside. He bore his lengthy illness with nobility and courage.
His contributions to our hobby were manifold and substantive, but his friends will better remember the devout camaraderie he fostered and insightful wit he wore on his sleeve.
Just a few minutes in his company were an experience to be treasured. He will be mourned by many, but as Jerry Harasewych said: “I will bet that toasts to Wayne will be raised in Moscow, France and Argentina tonight, and many other places as well.” That’s the way Wayne would want it.
Harry Lee
2015 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – SCIENTIFIC DIVISION
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AWARD – Gene Everson – Turrid Appreciation – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner
CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA AWARD – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner
THE DuPONT AWARD – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs. Cockle & Family – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner
“BEST OF THE BEST” – Gene Everson – Limpet Like Mollusks – Category: Best of the Best
LEN HILL MEMORIAL – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs. Cockle & Family – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner
SHELL OF SHOW – Self-Collected – Jim Cordy – Morum oniscus (Sinistral) – Category: Single Shell Self Collected Florida/Caribbean
SHELL OF SHOW – Any Manner – Robert Pace – Poirieria atlantis – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner (Single shell part of an exhibit)
JIM VUNKANNON MEMORIAL FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN TROPHY – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods – Category: Florida/Caribbean Any Manner
GERRIT deGRAFF MEMORIAL – Pat & Bob Linn – Cassis tuberosa – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner (Single shell part of an exhibit)
NEIL HELPER MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner
BETTY HAMANN FOSSIL TROPHY – Not Awarded
BEST STUDENT EXHIBIT SCIENTIFIC– Marissa Linn – Cassus (Cassis) madagascariensis forma spinella -Category: Student 7-12 Grade Any Manner
BEST SEA LIFE– Phyllis Gray – Cup Glass Sponge – Category: Sea Life
Best Beginning Scientific – James Redding – Category: Beginning Exhibitor Any Manner
EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World – Category: One Family Minor Any Manner
SCIENTIFIC RIBBON WINNERS
STUDENT – Grades 7-12 – Any Manner – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Cassus (Cassis) madagascariensis forma spinella
Beginning Exhibitor Any Manner – BLUE -James Redding – Cones from the Indo Pacific
World Wide Self Collected – BLUE – Jim Cordy – Guaymas San Carlos déjà vu
Florida/Caribbean Any Manner – BLUE – Robert & Alice Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods
One Family Major Any Manner-Red -Kenneth Brown – Sampling of Family Cypraeidae
One Family Minor Any Manner – BLUE – Gene Everson – Turrid Appreciation
One Family Minor Any Manner – RED – Pat & Bob Linn – The Helmets and Bonnets of the World
ONE FAMILY MINOR ANY MANNER – BLUE – Martin Tremor, Jr. & Conrad Forler – Meet Mr. & Mrs.. Cockle & Family
ONE GENUS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Greg Curry, Sr. – Genus Provocator
ONE SPECIES ANY MANNER – BLUE – Gene Everson – Conus Cardinalis
SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE SELF-COLLECTED – BLUE – Gene Everson – Maxwellia angermayerae
SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE SELF-COLLECTED – RED – Linda Zylman – Conus lucidus
SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE ANY MANNER – RED- Jim Cordy – Morum oniscus (Sinistral)
SINGLE SHELL WORLDWIDE ANY MANNER – BLUE – Gregory Curry, Sr. – Amoria chaneyi
SINGLE SHELL FL/CARIB. SELF COLLECTED – BLUE – Gene Everson – Bartschia (Agassitula) peartae
SINGLE SHELL FL/CARIB. ANY MANNER – BLUE – Thomas Grace – Calliostoma aurora; RED – Greg Curry, Sr. – Lyria Beauii; WHITE – Pat Linn – Atlantic Deer Cowrie
SEA LIFE – BLUE – Phyllis Gray – Cup Glass Sponge
SEA LIFE – RED – Bev Dolezal – Hurricane Havoc Morum oniscus (Sinistral)
EDUCATIONAL –BLUE – Valentino Leidi – The Sea Salt
LAND/FRESH WATER SHELLS ANY MANNER – BLUE – Robert Pace – “Shells/Snails Along the Loop Road….”
Judge’s Scientific Special Merit Ribbons
Kenneth Brown – One Family Major Any Manner – Sampling of Family Cypraeidae
Gene Everson – One Species Any Manner – Conus Cardinalis
2015 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – ARTISTIC DIVISION Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special
BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR TROPHY – ARTISTIC – Payton Medeiros – Sailor’s Valentine
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY HOBBYIST – Trisha Brown – Hobbyist Single Octagonal Case Sailor’s Valentine
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY PROFESSIONAL – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Trisha Brown – Hobbyist Single Octagonal Case Sailor’s Valentine
BEST TABLETOP SHELL CRAFT – Pattie Jenkins – Shell Box – Professional Décor Tabletop Only
BEST WALL HUNG SHELL CRAFT – Shanti Moore – Field of Flowers – Beginning Exhibitor
FAY MUCHA MEMORIAL BEST COLLECTIBLES – Linda Zylman – Culion Island Shell Dolls -Collectibles
EXHIBITOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea Professional Special
ARTISTIC HOBBYIST RIBBON WINNERS
BEGINNING EXHIBIOR – BLUE – Shanti Moore – Field Of Flowers; RED – Shanti Moore – Jessica’s Surprise; WHITE – Linda Ebeling – Seasons of Shells
STUDENT GRADE K-6 – BLUE – Payton Medeiros – Summertime Sailor’s Valentine; RED – Claire Flynn – Christmas Ornament; RED – Grace Flynn – Christmas Ornament
STUDENT GRADE 7-12 – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Shelly Season’s Greeting
SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Single Octagonal – BLUE – Trisha Brown
DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – WHITE – Barbara Good – Table Décor
Novelties – BLUE – Robert Pace – Chow Time
Holiday Theme – RED – Carolyn Harvey-Aigner – Christmas Ornaments
SPECIAL – BLUE – Pat Linn – The Sea Wrack Wreath; RED – Tom Laurin – The Louvre of Shells
COLLECTIBLES – BLUE – Linda Zylman – Culion Shell Dolls; RED- Bev Dolezal – African Mask/with Cowries; WHITE – Sonny Ogden – Handicrafts Micronesia
ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL RIBBON WINNERS
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT GREATER THAN 6”– BLUE – Pat Jenkins – All Natural Flowers; BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Sea Life, Salt Life…..My Life
MIRROR – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Flat Scallop Beauties
DÉCOR WALL HUNG ONLY WREATH – Jae Kellogg – Look to the Sun
DÉCOR TABLETOP ONLY – RED – Patti Jenkins – Case for Your Collection; RED – Heather Strawbridge – Vintage Beach Bucket Lamp
PHOTOGRAPHY – BLUE – Violet Mas – Colorful Gems of Land & Sea; RED – Bev Dolezal – Hurricane Havoc
SHELL JEWELRY SINGLE PIECE – RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Jewelry 1 Piece
SHELL JEWELRY COLLECTION – RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – Jewelry of the Sea Handcrafted
HOLIDAY THEMES – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Happy Holiday
SPECIAL – BLUE – Marcia Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea; BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Beach Wedding Bells; RED – Mario Piras & Sue Burns Piras – World Wide Sea Glass Self Collected
Judge’s Special Merit Ribbons (2) Hobbyist – Linda Ebeling – Seasons of Shells PROFESSIONAL – Marci Chamberlain – Sovereign of the Sea
Florida United Malacologists (FUM) 2014 – First Announcement
The fifth meeting of Florida United Malacologists (FUM) will take place on
Saturday, April 12, 2014, at The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (BMSM) on
Sanibel Island, Florida. The one-day gathering is designed to enhance
communication among professional, collectors, citizen scientists, and
student malacologists, with topics including, but not limited to, biology,
ecology, paleontology, archaeology, and conservation. FUM follows the
pattern established by similar informal gatherings such as BAM (Bay Area
Malacologists), SCUM (Southern California United Malacologists), MAM
(Mid-Atlantic Malacologists), and OVUM (Ohio (River) Valley United
Malacologists).
Presentations are limited to 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions.
Presenters are required to submit a brief abstract limited to 150 words or
less. The gathering will be free to presenters and pre-registered
participants. We are making arrangements for a possible fossil field trip
on Sunday, April 13. Visits to the BMSM collection and library will be
limited to two days prior to the gathering, Thursday, April 10, and Friday,
April 11. Box lunches and dinner at a local restaurant (to be arranged) will
be available at cost to participants and presenters. An event reservation
form will be posted soon on the Museum web site (www.shellmuseum.org).
Seating is limited, so please return the reservation form prior to March 15,
2014.
Please send inquiries and reservations to BMSM Curator Dr. José H. Leal, at
jleal@shellmuseum.org. The deadline for submission of abstracts is March 31,
2014. The FUM program including abstracts and times of presentations will be
posted on the Museum web site, http://www.shellmuseum.org, shortly after the topic
submission deadline.
Kind regards to all,
José H. Leal, Ph.D., Curator & Director of Education
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Editor, The Nautilus
jleal@shellmuseum.org
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3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
Sanibel, FL 33957 USA
(239)395-2233
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Sanibel, Fla. (Thursday, June 27, 2013) – The Board of Trustees of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is proud to announce the hiring of Dorrie Hipschman as the Museum’s Executive Director. She brings a wealth of experience with more than 20 years leading non-profit organizations. Most recently, Hipschman was the Executive Director of the Cade Museum in Gainesville, Florida. Additionally, she has served as Executive Director at The Building for Kids in Appleton, Wisconsin, the Children’s Museum in Stockton, California, and the Flathead Convention and Visitors Association in Whitefish, Montana. She was also Development Director at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND. Hipschman is a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in American Studies and additional MBA courses at the University of Hawaii. The Museum will greatly benefit from Hipschman’s extensive skills in strategic planning, museum expansion, major gift fundraising and grant writing, and experience in managing staff and volunteers, according to Board President Clair Beckmann. Hipschman has received several museum awards including the American Library Services for Children Award, MetLife Promising Practices Award for children’s health programming and the Wisconsin Convention & Visitors Bureau Destination Builder Award. “Dorrie Hipschman is a lifelong enthusiast of both shells and the ocean environment that they represent. Having come from a large, scientifically-minded, sailing family, she has spent much of her life hunting for, cleaning and collecting seashells along the Atlantic coast, while scuba diving in Hawaii, on Sanibel Island and while snorkeling in Saipan.” Beckmann said. The Board also said Dr. José Leal will transition to become Curator and Director of Education. “From the unique perspective of a marine scientist, it will be great to have the opportunity to expand on and interpret new findings to our visitors and followers worldwide. With Dorrie taking on the Museum management, I will be able to devote my time, as Curator, to the very specialty that introduced me to museum activities in the first place—collection-based research and organization. My thanks to our supporters for their continued assistance and support of the Shell Museum and its efforts,” Leal said. Dorrie Hipschman (dorriehipschman@gmail.com or 352-682-292 Of the more than 17,500 museums in the U.S., The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is one of approximately 800 institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum features more than 35 exhibits of shells and mollusks from around the world. Exhibits are devoted to shells in art and history, shell habitat, rare specimens, fossil shells, common Southwest Florida shells, and more. The learning lab features a hands-on play area for children, displays, games, and a tank with indigenous mollusks. Two half-hour videos, “Mollusks in Action” & “Tales and Trails,” are shown throughout the day, and a children’s video is shown continuously. The Museum Store offers a wide selection of shell books. The Museum is open 7 days a week, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. LIBRARY NEWS
Many of our club members know already, but just in case you haven’t been around lately…….. the Broward Shell Club will host a shell convention in 2015!!! The COA (Conchologists of America) convention will be held at the beautiful, newly refurbished Bonaventure Golf Resort and Spa in Weston, FL from July 14-19, 2015! The annual Convention features lectures, symposia, field trips, auctions, shell dealer’s bourse, exhibits, banquet, and other exciting activities. Our club is already hard at work planning the initial stages and organizing committees. If you would like to participate with us in this exciting event, we’d love to include
you. Nancy Galdo an
Josy Wiener passed away on April 18, 2013. For those of you who knew Josy well, you know she usually said what she was thinking. In these days of subterfuge and shilly-shallying this was actually refreshing. If you wanted something sugarcoated, find someone else to sugarcoat it, please.
Josy was born in Berlin, Germany. During the frantic exodus from Germany in 1939, Josy and her family were allowed to emigrate to Chile, where an uncle had previously settled. While not at first understanding a word of Spanish, she quickly learned to make her way in an unfamiliar
environment. It was in 1949 that she was able to move to the United States. There were a couple of years traveling and moving from Indiana to California and finally to Miami. In the 1950’s, Josy joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Although she never saw active duty, she was proud to serve her adoptive Country. She went to work at Neiman-Marcus and by working during the day and going to school at night, got her cosmetology license and became a beautician. She worked for Neiman Marcus in various places including Havana. She opened her own shop, Bejo in Miami Shores and made it a success. She met her husband Ben in 1954 and they were married in 1961. In addition to her own shop, Josy helped Ben run his hardware store in Miami.
In 1964 on a trip to Sanibel, they became interested in shell collecting. Josy and Ben held many positions in the Miami Shell Club, as well as assisting in the Broward Shell Club. Josy and Ben were the recipients of the Neptunea Award, the first year it was given by the Conchologists of America. She and Ben were often COA reps for the Miami Shell Club and Josy held many different positions in that club .Josy, with Ben, traveled to many countries, making friends wherever they went. Through shell collecting contacts, she also traded shells with others in various parts of the world. They also supported the Shriners in Miami.
In archived photos, Josy and Ben are known for matching shell outfits. Josy will best be known for her tireless efforts to sell raffle tickets. The Miami Shell Club, the Broward Shell Club and the Conchologists of America were recipients of her efforts. Her cry of “Shake ‘em Up!!!” will long be remembered. Occasionally in life, you will come in contact with an individual unlike anyone else, and Josy was one of those unique individuals. She had a life that would have defeated almost anyone else, but managed to persevere and even thrive. She corresponded regularly with people from many countries. If she found an article she thought you would be interested in, it would show up in your mailbox with a short note, plus notes of encouragement in times of stress, times of joy and just notes. Her friends were often in her thoughts. Josy leaves one sister, Lilo Layton, in Miami and many nieces and nephews.
2013 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – SCIENTIFIC DIVISION
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AWARD – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods (Category: FL/Carib. any manner)
CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA AWARD – Gene Everson – GLYCYMERIDIDAE – (Category: Super 10)
THE DuPONT AWARD – Sheila Nugent – Native Americans, the First Collectors (Category: Educational)
“BEST OF THE BEST” – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – The World Wide Invader Giant African Snail!
LEN HILL MEMORIAL – Doug Thompson – Lion’s Paws (Category: One species any manner)
SHELL OF SHOW – Self Collected – Jae Kellogg – Conus spurius (Fay) (Category: Single Shell self-collected)
SHELL OF SHOW – Any Manner – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Latirus mcmurrayi in “Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods” (Category: FL/Carib. Any manner)
JIM VUNKANNON MEMORIAL FLORIDA / CARIBBEAN TROPHY – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Muricidae (Category: Super 10)
GERRIT deGRAFF MEMORIAL – Doug Thompson – Spondylus americanus (inside another Spondylus americanus) (Category: FL/Carib. self-collected)
NEIL HEPLER MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Pat & Bob Linn – Those Amazing Spider Conchs (Category: One genus any manner)
BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR TROPHY – SCIENTIFIC – Marissa Linn – Treasures from the Beach (Category: Student 7-12 Grade Self-collected)
BEST SEA LIFE EXHIBIT TROPHY – Doug Thompson – Texas Longhorns (Category: Sea Life)
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – SCIENTIFIC – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – The World Wide Invader Giant African Snail!
Judge’s Scientific Special Merit ribbons (2) – Each scientific judge awarded a Special Merit.
Doug Thompson – triple Spondylus (2 species, 3 colors) in Self-collected Spiny Oyster exhibit
Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Murex beaui in Uncommon to Rare Fl.Carib. Muricidae exhibit
SCIENTIFIC RIBBON WINNERS
STUDENT – Grades 7 through 12 – Self-collected – BLUE – Marissa Linn – Treasures from the Beach
FLORIDA / CARIBBEAN – Self-collected – BLUE (tie) – Amelia Moffitt Tripp – The ABCs of Alphabet Cones; BLUE (tie) – Doug Thompson – Self-collected Spiny Oysters
FLORIDA / CARIBBEAN – Any manner – BLUE – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Gastropods
ONE GENUS – Any Manner – BLUE – Pay & Bob Linn – Those Amazing Spider Conchs; RED – Carole Marshall – The Genus Argopecten; WHITE – Gregory A. Curry, Sr. – Volutoconus of Australia
ONE SPECIES – Any Manner – BLUE – Doug Thompson – Lion’s Paws; RED – Patrick & Jae Kellogg – Strombus alatus “A Rainbow of Colors”
SINGLE SHELL – FLORIDA / CARIBBEAN – Self-collected – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Conus spurious “Fay”; RED (tie)– Randy Allamand – Conus zylmanae; RED (tie) Heather Strawbridge – Gelagna succinta; WHITE – Doug Thompson – Murex levicula (WRS Record)
SINGLE SHELL – FLORIDA / CARIBBEAN – Any Manner – BLUE – Gregory A. Curry Sr. – Lyria russjenseni ; RED – Amelia Moffitt Tripp – Busycon perversum
SINGLE SHELL – FOSSIL – SELF-COLLECTED – BLUE – Jae Kellogg – Turbinella regina
ABBERANT SHELLS – Any Manner – BLUE (tie) – Tom Ball – Freaks; BLUE (tie) – Patrick Kellogg – Busycon contrarium
LAND or FRESH WATER SHELLS – Any Manner – Sheila L. Nugent – Apple Snails Love Cape Coral
SEA LIFE – BLUE – Doug Thompson – Texas Longhorns; RED – Bev Dolezal – Starfish
SUPER 10 – BLUE (tie) – Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Muricids; BLUE (tie) – Gene Everson – Glycymerididae; RED – Tom Ball – World Record Shells database – still valid?;
WHITE – Randy Allamand – Self-collected Shells of Florida and the Caribbean
BEACH SHELLS –BLUE – Patrick & Jae Kellogg – South African Limpets – Capetown
EDUCATIONAL – BLUE – Sheila L. Nugent – Native Americans, the first collectors
Judge’s Scientific Special Merit ribbons (2) – Each scientific judge awarded a Special Merit.
Doug Thompson – triple Spondylus (2 species, 3 colors) in Spiny Oyster exhibit
Robert L. Pace and Alice L. Pace – Murex beaui in Uncommon to Rare Florida/Caribbean Muricidae exhibit
2013 BSC SHELL SHOW AWARDS – ARTISTIC DIVISION
BEST STUDENT EXHIBITOR TROPHY – ARTISTIC – Marissa Linn – Rolling to the Beach (Category: Hobbyist Student Grades 7-12)
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY – HOBBYIST – Tom Laurin – Emerging Sun & Ocean Produce (Category: Beginning Exhibitor – Hobbyist)
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY – PROFESSIONAL – Kinsey Maxell – Neptune’s Treasures (Category: Professional Décor – Tabletop only)
BEST IN SHOW TROPHY – SAILOR’S VALENTINE – David Rhyne – Farewell My Love (Category: Professional Double Sailor’s Valentine)
BEST TABLE TOP TROPHY – Sue Burns-Piras & Mario Piras – Worldwide Sea Glass (Category: Professional Special)
BEST WALL HUNG TROPHY – Marci Chamberlain – Mermaid’s Garden (Category: Professional Décor – Wall hung only)
FAY MUCHA MEMORIAL BEST COLLECTIBLES TROPHY – Sonny Ogden – Stickchart Exhibit
BEST BEGINNING ARTISTIC EXHIBITOR – Betty Mixon – Neptune’s Parlor (Category: Hobbyist Beginning Exhibitor)
Judge’s Artistic Special Merit ribbons (2) – Each scientific judge awarded a Special Merit.
Betty Mixon – Neptune’s Parlor (Category: Hobbyist Beginning Exhibitor – Hobbyist)
Shannon Webster – Neptune’s Crown (Category: Professional Décor – Tabletop)
ARTISTIC HOBBYIST RIBBON WINNERS
BEGINNING EXHIBITOR – BLUE (tie) Betty Mixon – Neptune’s Parlor; BLUE (tie) Tom Laurin – Ocean Produce and Emerging Sun; WHITE (tie) – Betty Mixon – Birds of a Feather; WHITE (tie) Scott Strawbridge – Isaac’s Treasure (photo)
STUDENT – Grades 7 – 12 – BLUE (tie) – Marissa Linn – Rolling to the Beach; BLUE (tie) Marissa Linn – My Shelly Hat
PICTURE OR MOSAIC – Greater than 6″ – WHITE – Joy Stafford – Mosaic Mirror
DÉCOR – TABLETOP ONLY – BLUE – Pat Linn – Wreath of Many Memories
PHOTOGRAPHY – RED – Sheila L. Nugent – Frog With Mussels
PAINTING OR DRAWING – WHITE – Sheila L. Nugent – Noble Scallop
NOVELTIES – RED – Robert L. Pace – Mama Green Turtle Laying Eggs
SEWING OR NEEDLEWORK – RED – Wendy Ryan – Framed Group of Shells
ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL RIBBON WINNERS
PICTURE OR MOSAIC – Greater than 6″ – BLUE – Marci Chamberlain – Mermaid’s Garden
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT – Greater than 6” – BLUE – Jenny Campos – Divinity (Shell Vase/Bouquet)
SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Single – Octagonal case – BLUE – David Rhyne – Pegasus; RED –Jane Santini
SAILOR’S VALENTINE – Double – Pair of hinged octagonal cases – BLUE – David Rhyne – Farewell My Love
MIRROR – BLUE – Heather Strawbridge – Mirror Sconce; RED – Shannon Webster – Mirror
DÉCOR – WALL HUNG ONLY – BLUE – Shannon Webster – Décor (cross); WHITE – Heather Strawbridge – Wreath
DÉCOR – TABLE TOP ONLY – BLUE – Kinsey Maxell – Neptune’s Treasures (mini store); RED – Shannon Webster – Neptune’s Crown
JEWELRY and PERSONAL ACCESSORIES – BLUE – Sue Burns-Piras and Mario Piras – Jewels of the Sea
NOVELTIES – RED – Shannon Webster – Novelties (Pair of Two)
HOLIDAY THEMES – RED – Shannon Webster – Holiday; WHITE – Jenny Campos – Beachy Ornaments
SPECIAL – BLUE – Sue Burns-Piras and Mario Piras – World Wide Sea Glass
To honor his grandmother, Helen Stanley, Lorin Cope, of St. Louis, MO, has donated her huge collection of shell craft material to the Broward Shell Club. We are grateful to Mr. Cope for going well out of his way to drive an SUV, filled with plastic bins holding hundreds of jars of tiny shells, all the way from Ohio to Homestead for us. Additionally, he emptied out a Homestead storage room with countless more plastic bins of shells that were stored for over twenty years. Thank you, Lorin, for your generosity to our club and for honoring your grandmother by looking after her treasures!!!Mrs. Helen E. Stanley (1901-1992) Married to Lorin Stanley. Grew up in Ohio but started going to Florida in 1932 because her husband hated cold weather and they needed to make money during the depression. They were dairy farmers in Ohio and worked in the tomato, bean, and cucumber fields in South Florida each winter. They built their first Florida home in 1946. Helen started collecting, showing and “working” with shells in the 1960’s. A few of her shells were picked up along the beach, but many were purchased and shipped to her in Ohio as well as in Florida. She loved going to Marco Island, long before all the homes, hotels and condos were built, to pick up shells and visit the stores selling shells along the coast. A member of the Greater Miami Shell Club, Helen won Shell Show ribbons and awards during the 70s and 80s for her beautiful shell craft exhibits! One of her most prestigious awards is a wooden plaque from the Greater Miami Shell Club’s 23rd Shell Show in 1985 for Best Shell Art Exhibit.
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