Sanibel-Captiva - Island Reporter, Islander and Current

Shell museum to present first lecture in series

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel will kick off its 2026 Season Lecture Series at the museum, ...
The Advocate

Paintings and the seashells that inspired them on display at Baton Rouge museum

Garcia left his childhood shell collection behind when he moved to Lafayette in 1965. So, he started a new collection, his self-taught expertise earning him spots in international scientific research ...
Newsweek

Thought Lost for 40 Years, ‘Globally Important’ Captain Cook Finds Reappear

A "globally important" shell collection from the 18th century, thought to have been lost for more than 40 years, has resurfaced. The collection contains more than 200 specimens—among them rare ...
Scientific American

The Jay Collection of Shells

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The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN

Rare Miocene fossils join CMM holdings

Longtime fossil collector Barry Norbeck donated thousands of shells and other invertebrate fossils to the Calvert Marine ...