[meteorite-list] Collection succession planning

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:32:46 -0700
Message-ID: <277782A7605A442C9314404248EBE83E_at_Bandli1>

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.

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Mike Bandli
Historic Meteorites
www.HistoricMeteorites.com
IMCA #5765
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-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] 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

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