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</ ------=_Part_565305_1458521363.1516829729767 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All the best in your retirement Marian. I am sure it will not be idle! I ha= ve many fond memories of my time at the museum as a naturalist,and of your = unfailing kindness and helpfulness to us. All the best,Margaret Fraser Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android=20 =20 On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 5:20 PM, Munro, Marian C<Marian.Munro@novascotia.c= a> wrote: Hiya: =C2=A0 Andre Gide said: =E2=80=9CIn order to discover new lands, one must be willi= ng to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.=E2=80=9D =C2=A0 This ship sails January 31, 2018 when I retire as Curator of Botany! =C2=A0 My career spans 30 years at NSM, and I met many of you in the naturens comm= unity over the course of those decades.=C2=A0I am proud of my accomplishmen= ts: publishing 3 books (1 as a museum employee), an ebook and 2 apps. Given= the job of curating a collection that had never been catalogued, I have sp= ent half of my last 18 years cataloguing and data entering 40,000 specimens= .=C2=A0 =C2=A0 My collaborations have been largely external. I maintained my relationship = with Acadia University since a student there in the 1980s and 1990s. The re= cent ebook, NS Plants was coauthored with my friends and mentors from Acadi= a.=C2=A0 I built relationships with the IWK Poison Centre, NSAC Ornamental = Horticulture group, NS TIR Environmental, City of Halifax Environment group= and many others over the years. I served as Secretary, Vice-President, and= Director of the Canadian Botanical Association from 2005-2015. I led the N= etukulimk team to revamp the foyer, building a welcoming space for our visi= tors. =C2=A0 Many of you contributed to my success, providing me notes, comments and pho= tos. The Nova Scotia Plants ebook alone had a contributor list of over 40 i= ndividuals! I am forever indebted to Dr. Sam vanderKloet for his guidance a= nd support while I was his student. And to Ruth Newell, my friend and mento= r. Thank you all. For those who wish to remain in touch, I am the=C2=A0 retiredplantgeek@gmail.com warm wishes,Marian Marian C Munro Curator of Botany NS Museum 1747 Summer St. Halifax, NS B3K 3A6 424-3564 =20 ------=_Part_565305_1458521363.1516829729767 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All the best in your retirement Marian. I am sure it will not be idle! I ha= ve many fond memories of my time at the museum as a naturalist,and of your = unfailing kindness and helpfulness to us. All the best,<div id=3D"yMail_cur= sorElementTracker_1516830171606">Margaret Fraser<br><br><div id=3D"ymail_an= droid_signature"><a href=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=3D= Android">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style= =3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style=3D"font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; col= or:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 5:20 PM, Munro, Marian C</div><di= v><Marian.Munro@novascotia.ca> wrote:</div> </div> <div style=3D"padd= ing: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <= div id=3D"yiv8436736819"> =20 <style type=3D"text/css"></style> <div> <div style=3D"direction:ltr;font-family:Tahoma;color:#000000;font-size:10pt= ;">Hiya: <div><br> </div> <div> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"> </span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">Andre Gide s= aid: =E2=80=9CIn order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose s= ight of the shore for a very long time.=E2=80=9D</span></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">This ship sa= ils January 31, 2018 when I retire as Curator of Botany!</span></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">My career sp= ans 30 years at NSM, and I met many of you in the naturens community over t= he course of those decades. </span><span style=3D"font-family:Tahoma, = sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">I am proud of my accomplishments: publishing 3 books (1 as a museum employee), an ebo= ok and 2 apps. Given the job of curating a collection that had never been c= atalogued, I have spent half of my last 18 years cataloguing and data enter= ing 40,000 specimens. </span></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">My collabora= tions have been largely external. I maintained my relationship with Acadia = University since a student there in the 1980s and 1990s. The recent ebook, = NS Plants was coauthored with my friends and mentors from Acadia. I built relationships with the IWK = Poison Centre, NSAC Ornamental Horticulture group, NS TIR Environmental, Ci= ty of Halifax Environment group and many others over the years. I served as= Secretary, Vice-President, and Director of the Canadian Botanical Association from 2005-2015. I led the Netukulimk= team to revamp the foyer, building a welcoming space for our visitors.</sp= an></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;"> <span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span= ></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"><font face=3D"Tahoma, sans-serif">Many= of you contributed to my success, providing me notes, comments and photos.= The Nova Scotia Plants ebook alone had a contributor list of over 40 indiv= iduals! I am forever indebted to Dr. Sam vanderKloet for his guidance and support while I was his student. And = to Ruth Newell, my friend and mentor. Thank you all. For those who wish to = remain in touch, I am the </font></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"><font face=3D"Tahoma, sans-serif"><br> </font></p> <p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"><font face=3D"Tahoma, sans-serif">reti= redplantgeek@gmail.com</font>&l