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A Very Colourful Life When the Scottish Government decided to mark the centenary of Muir’s death in 2014 by celebrations on his birthday, Dunbar Primary School resolved to be involved. After all, DPS is descended from the school he attended … Continue reading →

2015 sees the 125th anniversary of the creation of Yosemite National Park. The persuasive writings of John Muir were instrumental in the legislation passing speedily through Congress and the Park came in to being on 1 October 1890. To mark … Continue reading →

From edition 30/12/2013.Pages 32 and 23

If you missed it in the news. John Muir’s stone will be included at Makars’ Court within the Writers’ Museum in Edinburgh. The Dunbar-born naturalist wrote more than 300 articles and 10 books. Edinburgh City Council approved the plans for … Continue reading →

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY to THE JOHN MUIR BIRTHPLACE. Opened 23rd August 2003. Now approaching 120,000 visitors Comment in visitors book yesterday from a lady from Holland. ‘What a wonderful museum. I didn’t know of John Muir but I do now. … Continue reading →

Outside JMB with Carolyn Gray, Jo Moulin, John Hutchison, David Anderson, Allison Chin, John Thomas and Cllr. Norman Hampshire Allison and Jo at the John Muir Boyhood statue Allison and Jim Thompson at the Stewart (or Stuart as they had … Continue reading →

Had a nice buffet lunch in the Council Chamber at Dunbar Town House on Wednesday meeting with Allison Chin, President of the Sierra Club. Also enjoying the lunch were John Hutchison, President of JMT, John Thomas, JMT trustee and chairman of … Continue reading →

21st April, 2013, the 175th anniversary of John Muir’s birthOn 15 March 1913, John Muir’s ‘The Story of My Boyhood and Youth’ was published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York.  It has constantly been available in the 100 years … Continue reading →

My thanks to Will Collin who put together the extracts from ‘My Boyhood and Youth’ that we have enjoyed over the past weeks. Will gave 40 extracts although only 38 were required. The additional two are shown below. I did not … Continue reading →

On 15 March 1913, John Muir’s ‘The Story of My Boyhood and Youth’ was published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York.  It has constantly been available in the 100 years since. It tells of his early years in Dunbar … Continue reading →