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John Muir in the New World

Although the following documentary film is only showing in the US on the PBS channel – so the time stated is for a US timezone – Friends… thought this news to be worthy of wider publicity. Perhaps we could arrange … Continue reading

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John Muir Connections – JMB Exhibition

An exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of our twinning with Martinez, California, opened at John Muir’s Birthplace on 16th April and will run until 29th May. Local resident Steven Boyle, who was one of the first Rotary Club ‘ambassadors’ to … Continue reading

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Dunbar and Martinez Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Dunbar-Martinez is East Lothian’s third oldest twinning link, dating from 1981 – but the connection between the ‘sister cities’, to use the American terminology, goes back another hundred years.  Needless to say the association is due to Dunbar’s most famous … Continue reading

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Welcome…

…to the new and improved Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace website. Friends… would like to thank OurLocality.Org in general, and Philip in particular, for the help and support provided in making this new web presence possible. In the run up … Continue reading

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Dunbar Conversations – John Muir’s Way of Thinking

A longstanding member of Friends, Steve Tossell, is organising a series of events under the heading of Dunbar Conversations. The first of these ‘conversations’ will be titled John Muir’s Way of Thinking and the panel and audience will discuss Muir’s … Continue reading

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Readers’ Group – My First Summer in the Sierra

Friends’ secretary Susan Panton will lead a readers’ group who will look at ‘My First Summer in the Sierra’.  It is aimed at both those who have read the book and those who are looking for an introduction. All are … Continue reading

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FoJMB on Facebook

Facebook has become an important medium for community groups and charities like Friends to disseminate news and to organise and promote their events. Recently a Facebook page has been created to help raise the profile of Friends and to help … Continue reading

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