Absolutely, Mike, and you do this better than anybody! So...when are we going to see H - Z lit up at www.historicmeteorites.com ?! Cheers, Dave www.fallingrocks.com
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Bandli [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:33 PM To: [email protected] Cc: 'meteorite list' Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Collection succession planning Great article, Dave! I'm so glad this was published and hope others will take a minute to read it and think about it. One of my biggest fears in our hobby is the loss of information. I hope more people will spend the time researching and properly documenting the meteorites *they already own.* It is amazing how deep you can go when you put forth the effort. It is a fact that future generations will rely significantly on this information. I agree that we are all obligated, as *temporary custodians,* to properly document and curate each specimen we own. ----------------------------------- Mike Bandli Historic Meteorites www.HistoricMeteorites.com IMCA #5765 ----------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Gheesling Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:19 PM To: 'meteoritecentral' Subject: [meteorite-list] Collection succession planning Hi All, I recently wrote a brief article that Larry ran in the August 2009 issue of Meteorite Magazine entitled "Temporary Custodians," and the response has been a bit surprising. Somewhere around a couple dozen readers have taken the time to drop me an email saying things like "thanks for the heads-up article...[it] made for uneasy reading." Surely there are collectors on this list who do not yet subscribe to Meteorite Magazine (and everyone on this list really should!), so, given the topic, I'm posting a transcript below. The content is by no means comprehensive, but I'd really encourage those of you with meteorite collections to give it a quick read. Most of us have been guilty at one time or another -- or at all times -- of leaving loose ends such as those described in the writing. Anyway, a web version of it can be found here: http://www.fallingrocks.com/FRarticle-082009.htm. Larry, I hope you don't mind my posting it here, and thank you again for giving the topic coverage in Meteorite! All the best, Dave Dave Gheesling IMCA #5967 www.fallingrocks.com ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
