Money cowrie’s were “highly valued by many African cultures” and even used as currency, according to the Carlos Museum at Emory University. City of Boston Archaeology Program photo Finding a Pacific ...

PANAMA CITY — Seashells are so commonplace in Bay County that many may not think twice about their role in human history. A speaker coming through town wants to challenge that. Outside of being an ...

Award-winning author and journalist Cynthia Barnett will present a program at the Bay County Public Library on May 27th about her book, "The Sound of the Sea—Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans." ...