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Re: Posting Statistics / Proposal
From: John Germain
Date: 2001 Jul 23, 4:25 PM
From: John Germain
Date: 2001 Jul 23, 4:25 PM
Dear Peter, * Original Subject: Re: Posting Statistics / Proposal > ** Original Sender: Smith_Peter@EMC.COM > ** Original Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:26:29 +0100 > ** Original Message follows... > > The idea of a NAVIGATION-L gathering sounds like great fun, and if it were > in the Northeast US I would certainly try to make it. Given that I'm in the > Boston area, Salem appeals greatly. > > A couple of years ago we had a gathering of the SEAROOM-L and GUNROOM lists > (which focus on nautical fiction, especially the Aubry/Maturin novels of > Patrick O'Brien). We turned it into a fundraiser for the USS CONSTITUTION, > which at that time was passing the hat to buy sails. Maybe we could do > something similar revolving around the Peabody Essex Museum, which has a > fine collection of old navigation instruments? > > -- Peter Smith > Dover, Massachusetts > 42d 13'N 71d 17'W Where about are these lists? Regards John Germain Jersey British Channel Islands
