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North Alabama Shell Club Page
North Alabama Shell Club
Club History
Meetings
Newsletter
Membership
Links
A Quick Overview
The purpose of our Club is to bring together people interested in
collecting and studying mollusk shells; to encourage shell-related
interests, such as shellcraft and shell art; and, to encourage others
to discover the beauty, uses, mystery and fascination of shells and
shellfish.
The Club was formed in 1988 and meets the third Thursday of each month
at 7:00 p.m. unless special meeting times are planned. The
location is discussed at meetings and/or
announced in the Club newsletter The
Nautiloid, published bimonthly.
Club membership is for the calendar year with dues
payable in January of each year. Dues are $7.50 for single, and $12.00 for
family memberships. Late memberships are retroactive to January.
The Club adopted the Nautilus pompilius Linné, 1758
(Chambered Nautilus) as its Club shell. The Club pin features a
Nautilus and costs $3.00 for members, $4.00 for non-members.
The Alabama State Shell is the
Scaphella junonia johnstoneae Clench, 1953. The Bill
was signed into law by the Governor on April 19, 1990
For more information on the Club, contact:
Glen Deuel
Editor, The Nautiloid
8011 Camille Dr. SE
Huntsville, AL 35802
(256) 881-4067
Email: gmdeuel@knology.net
Or email me at dwills@hiwaay.net.
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SHELL-RELATED LINKS
These information sources/links are provided as a service to NASC members.
The NASC is NOT responsible for the contents of these pages, nor for the
links attached to these pages.
Alabama Mollusks:
Overview
Endangered and Candidate species
Examples of Alabama Mollusks:
Freshwater,
Marine,
Land,
Fossil
Zebra Mussels
Bibliography
Additional Resource Links
Mollusk eggcases -- a brief discussion of
mollusk eggcases with some examples.
Conch-L
-- an electronic discussion group
for email networking related to mollusk shells. This discussion group is
sponsored by the Conchologists of America, Inc.
Selected
Sources of Information on Mollusks -- This site lists general reference and identification books
as well as selections for the young collector, adult beginner and
regional identification. There is also a section of major public shell
collections.
Mollusk
Evolution Listserver Information -- an electronic discussion group
for email networking related to mollusks.
Tide Predictor --
program for predicting the times and magnitude of high and low tides
at hundreds of locations throughout the world.
American Malacological Society --
An international society of individuals and organizations with an active interest
in the study and conservation of mollusks.
Shell Clubs/Organizations:
Conchologists of America
(http://coa.acnatsci.org/conchnet/).
COA is a national organization
for conchologists and shell collectors. Their site, Conch-Net,
is full of information on shells and is well worth exploring.
A local
contact for information on the COA is
Glen Deuel
(gmdeuel@knology.net).
Shell
clubs and Institutions.
Listings for shell clubs, conchological,
and/or malacological organizations from around the world.
Vita Marina/Spirula.
This site has several items of interest including a list of shows/meetings,
and a directory of cyberconchologists/malacologists.
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
The Georgia Shell Club
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The North Alabama Shell Club
(NASC)
HISTORY
In 1988, the North Alabama region lacked an organized forum for
sharing information on shells, but it did not lack people who shared a
deep love for and interest in them. At the Conchologists of America
(COA) Convention that year, several of these enthusiastic and energetic
people decided to form a non-profit organization that would promote
public interest and education in shells.
In the late fall of that year, an organizational meeting was held in
Huntsville, Alabama. Advertisements were placed in local newspapers
to announce a January 1989, meeting. Ten people attended this first
public meeting, and the North Alabama Shell Club was born.
In the spring of 1990, the club adopted Nautilus pompilius
Linné,
1758, the Chambered Nautilus, as its logo and on May 17, adopted its first
set of bylaws. These bylaws were amended in December 1990 and again in
January 1991. In September 1990, the club began
publishing a bimonthly newsletter called The
Nautiloid, edited by Glen Deuel, a founding club member. The
newsletter is used to disseminate information to members about shell-related
topics and Club activities. Newsletters are exchanged with other shell
clubs and these other newsletters are available for Club members to read.
Public awareness programs have included "shell talks" by Club
members to schools and civic organizations in the area, and exhibiting
shells in local public libraries. A shell exhibit was placed in the Decatur
Public Library (1989), in the Huntsville Public Library (1990, 1994, 1996-1998),
and in a local art museum (1992). Other public
education activities are currently under consideration.
The Internet has provided another method for sharing information on
mollusks. Be sure to check out the information links
on this page.
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MEETINGS
The regular Club meeting is the third Thursday of each month unless
otherwise agreed upon by the Club members. Though each meeting is different,
a typical meeting would include a business section to deal with old and new
business matters, one or more short programs given by Club members and/or
guests, and a time for fellowship and shells. Club members may bring shells
to show, give away, and/or sell. Everyone usually enjoys looking even if
they don't buy.
Program topics are usually shell-related and are given to an audience of
mixed interests and education levels. Some past program topics have
included: Personal shelling experiences; Shell moneys; Shell art; Freshwater
mussels; How to prepare a display case; Starfish; Black Cowries of New Caledonia;
and discussions on other specific shells or shell groups. Several Club
members have large collections which have been made available for viewing
and/or talks.
At least once a year, the Club organizes a picnic or other outing that
members and their families can attend. This gives us a chance to fellowship
with family members who are not shell enthusiasts or who cannot attend
regular meetings for whatever reason.
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© 1996, 1997, 1998 by
Deborah Wills (dwills@HiWAAY.net)
Last Revised: 18 December 1998 (Minor revision 10 January 2001)
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