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Hi Marian,
Retirement is not an end but a beginning. Keep active, well and in=20
touch with the natural world.
Best Wishes, Dave
------ Original Message ------
From: "Margaret Fraser" <m_fraser65@yahoo.ca>
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: 1/24/2018 5:35:29 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] retirement news
>All the best in your retirement Marian. I am sure it will not be idle!=20
>I have many fond memories of my time at the museum as a naturalist,and=20
>of your unfailing kindness and helpfulness to us. All the best,
>Margaret Fraser
>
>Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android=20
><https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=3DAndroid>
>
>>On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 5:20 PM, Munro, Marian C
>><Marian.Munro@novascotia.ca> wrote:
>>Hiya:
>>
>>
>>
>>Andre Gide said: =E2=80=9CIn order to discover new lands, one must be wil=
ling=20
>>to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.=E2=80=9D
>>
>>
>>
>>This ship sails January 31, 2018 when I retire as Curator of Botany!
>>
>>
>>
>>My career spans 30 years at NSM, and I met many of you in the naturens=20
>>community over the course of those decades. I am proud of my=20
>>accomplishments: publishing 3 books (1 as a museum employee), an ebook=20
>>and 2 apps. Given the job of curating a collection that had never been=20
>>catalogued, I have spent half of my last 18 years cataloguing and data=20
>>entering 40,000 specimens.
>>
>>
>>
>>My collaborations have been largely external. I maintained my=20
>>relationship with Acadia University since a student there in the 1980s=20
>>and 1990s. The recent ebook, NS Plants was coauthored with my friends=20
>>and mentors from Acadia. I built relationships with the IWK Poison=20
>>Centre, NSAC Ornamental Horticulture group, NS TIR Environmental, City=20
>>of Halifax Environment group and many others over the years. I served=20
>>as Secretary, Vice-President, and Director of the Canadian Botanical=20
>>Association from 2005-2015. I led the Netukulimk team to revamp the=20
>>foyer, building a welcoming space for our visitors.
>>
>>
>>
>>Many of you contributed to my success, providing me notes, comments=20
>>and photos. The Nova Scotia Plants ebook alone had a contributor list=20
>>of over 40 individuals! I am forever indebted to Dr. Sam vanderKloet=20
>>for his guidance and support while I was his student. And to Ruth=20
>>Newell, my friend and mentor. Thank you all. For those who wish to=20
>>remain in touch, I am the
>>
>>
>>
>>retiredplantgeek@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>warm wishes,
>>Marian
>>
>>Marian C Munro
>>Curator of Botany
>>NS Museum
>>1747 Summer St.
>>Halifax, NS B3K 3A6
>>424-3564
>>
>>
>>
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div>Hi Marian,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Retirement is not an end but a begin=
ning. Keep active, well and in touch with the natural world.</div><div>Best =
Wishes, Dave</div><div><br /></div>
<div><br /></div>
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raser65@yahoo.ca</a>></div>
<div>To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.=
ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></div>
<div>Sent: 1/24/2018 5:35:29 PM</div>
<div>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] retirement news</div><div><br /></div>
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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=
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color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 5:20 PM, Munro, Marian C</div=
><div><<a href=3D"mailto:Marian.Munro@novascotia.ca">Marian.Munro@novasc=
otia.ca</a>> wrote:</div> </div> <div style=3D"padding: 10px 0 0 20px; m=
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<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;">=C2=A0</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;">=C2=A0</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;">=C2=A0</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.=C2=A0</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.=C2=A0</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:medium;">
<span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;">=C2=A0</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.=C2=A0 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;">=C2=A0</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=C2=A0</font></p>
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/>
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<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;"><font face=3D"Tahoma, sans-serif"><a h=
ref=3D"mailto:retiredplantgeek@gmail.com">retiredplantgeek@gmail.com</a></f=
ont></p>
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<div><br />
</div>
<div>warm wishes,</div>
<div>Marian<br />
<div><br />
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<div class=3D"yiv8436736819PlainText">Marian C Munro<br />
Curator of Botany<br />
NS Museum<br />
1747 Summer St.<br />
Halifax, NS B3K 3A6<br />
424-3564<br />
<br />
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