11/20/09 - Leal Leads Barrier Island Shelling Tour , On December 5, 2009 Adventures In Paradise is sponsoring a boat trip and shelling adventure, led by the area’s leading shell expert, Dr. José H. Leal, Director/Curator for the Shell Museum. .

11/10/09 - Explore the unexplored. View some of the world''s most beautiful sea shells from one of the Caribbean''s richest molluscan habitats: A Grenadine Shelling Adventure , At 2 p.m. on November 18, 2009 Robert Masino will present a program titled, A Grenadine Shelling Adventure to Union Island. Robert has completed 150 shell collection trips and 2600 night-dives, so it’s not surprising that he refers to the ocean as his second home. He has dedicated much of his adult life exploring and recording the special moments of a thirty-year association with the Caribbean molluscan fauna..

11/10/09 - Stretch Your Holiday Budget At The Shell Museum Store , Given current economic conditions and associated uncertainties, the mere mention of the fact that the holidays are less than 6 weeks away sends shoppers into panic mode. The Shell Museum Store wants to help make the 2009 holidays special..

10/26/09 - Florida United Malacologists (FUM): RSVP Form , FUM Coming to the Shell Museum on Saturday, January 30, 2009!.

10/12/09 - Shell Museum Awarded Matching Grant To Build New Exhibit , Dr. José H. Leal, Director/Curator of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum has announced that the Museum was awarded a "Culture Builds Florida" grant by State of Florida's Division of Cultural Affairs. The grant will augment private donations designated for development of a new exhibit..

10/10/09 - September 2009 Issue Of Shell Museum News , .

9/28/09 - Shell Museum Awarded Arts and Attractions Grant , Dr. José H. Leal, Director/Curator of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, announced that the Museum was awarded an Arts and Attractions Grant by the Southwest Florida Community Foundation in partnership with the Tourist Development Council, City of Fort Myers, and the Alliance for the Arts. .

9/18/09 - Wittkopf Says Shells Can Spell: Donates Children's Brochure To The Shell Museum , In 2005, Harlan found two alphabet cones, each displaying the pattern of his initials, HEW. This was the beginning of Harlan’s obsession with the letters on alphabet cones, an obsession that led to the publication of a four-page color brochure titled, Alphabet cones: Living, Learning Tools. The brochure includes all twenty-six letters of the alphabet and the numerals one through twelve. Harlan has generously donated the brochure to The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. . .

8/28/09 - Florida United Malacologists (FUM): First Announcement , The first meeting of the Florida United Malacologists (FUM) will occur Saturday, January 30, 2010, at The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (BMSM) in Sanibel, Florida. The one-day gathering is designed to enhance communication among professional, amateur, and student malacologists, with topics including but not limited to biology, ecology, paleontology, archaeology, and conservation. .