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Welcome The North Carolina Shell Club is dedicated to providing a friendly and enthusiastic organization where people of all levels of expertise, ranging from beginner to professional, can meet and share knowledge and information about the fascinating world of shells. |
CONTACT INFORMATION Dora Zimmerman - President Karlynn Morgan - Treasurer Winston Salem, NC Vicky Wall - Secretary Mayodan, NC Karlynn Morgan - Webmaster Winston-Salem, NC |
Annual Shell Show The Club sponsers a judged show each year. Competition is held in a wide range of categories with special groups for novices and juniors. Divisions for shell crafts and photography are included as well. The Club invites the public to attend and vote for their favorite display. For more information, contact Shell Show Co-Chairmen: John Timmerman
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MEETINGS The Club meets four weekends per year. Meeting locations change each quarter and occasionally are out of state. Locations are announced in the club newsletter prior to each meeting. Programs on Friday and Saturday nights feature speakers. During the day on Saturday there is an opportunity to collect shells. The Club invites guests to join us for any of our meetings. 
Click this Shell to Read the Minutes From the Most Recent Shell Club Meeting |
2021 Club Meeting Schedule
Ocracoke Meeting Cancelled Due to All Special Auctions have been moved to September Meeting
~~~~~~~ May 21-23, 2021 Wilmington, NC Admission Charge $5 Adults
Read Cape Fear Living Magazine's Article about our 2019 Shell Show ~~~~~~~ Morehead City, NC/
September 17-18 Western Park Community Center - Cedar Point, NC
Special Auction Catlalog Part I Special Auction Catalog Part II Silent Auction Preview Click Here
SPECIAL COLLECTING TRIP "Effective immediately, North Carolina is lifting most of its mandatory mask requirements, Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday afternoon. In most settings, indoors or outdoors, the state will no longer require people to wear a mask or be socially distant.
Mandatory indoor mask requirements will remain in effect on public transportation, in child care settings, in schools, in prisons and in some health care settings.
Health officials still recommend that unvaccinated people in North Carolina continue to wear masks.
In addition to the end of the mask mandate, Cooper said the state is lifting all mandatory capacity, gathering and social distancing requirements.
“Our health experts have guided us with their wisdom and expertise," Cooper said. "This nation’s scientists — including many in NC — showed what is possible if we work toward a common goal. That common goal now, more than ever, is overcoming this pandemic through safe and effective vaccines.”------------ ------ 5-14-21
~~~~~~~ Sunset Beach, NC November 5-6
Sea Trails Homeowners Association Club House 201 Station Trail, Sunset Beach, NC ~~~~~~~
NEW PAGES ADDED:Dr. Daniel Minior's article "Description of Hyalina cunhai, a new species of Marginellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern seaboard of Brazil" appeared in the most recent issue of THE FESTIVUS (Vol. 52, Issue 3) July, 2020
COA 2020/2021
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Newsletter The Club publishes a newsletter four times a year which provides articles on shells, descriptions of field trips, and information on up-coming meetings. The newsletter is now mailed electronically except to those individuals who do not have computer access or require a printed copy.
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Annual Auction One of the highlights of the year is the annual fund-raiser held during the November meeting. Shells and shell-related items are offered in both silent and live auctions.
Click this shell for a preview of the shells available during our Auction!
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Find out about the North Carolina Shell Club's project to display shells at the Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinic in Wilmington - organized by John Timmerman and Brady Semmel.Click HERE for article from Jul-Sep 2017 newsletter |
OFFICIAL North Carolina Size Records The Club's Records Committee has generated a complete listing of size records for marine mollusks found in North Carolina. The Rules for submitting your own record-size shells, along with the listing itself can be found by clicking on the symbol below.
Congratulations Art! At the joint meeting of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FCMS) and
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Click Shell for New 2021 Raffle Information
NC SHELL CLUB MEMBERS ON COA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Karlynn Morgan - Vice President Amy Dick - Secretary Everett Long - Trustee Vicky Wall - Awards Director Anne Joffe - Convention Co-ordinator Alan Gettleman - Historian ~~~~~
NEW!! __ Click Above Shell To read Vicky Wall's Article which appeared in the March, 2016 issue of American Conchologist, entitled "Shelling the Pearl Islands of Panama" ~~~~~
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Here is a link to an article (Page 1) about the Shell Club's meeting in Ocracoke published in the Ocracoke Observer April, 2017. Here is Page 2 ~~~~~
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