…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 to the 173rd anniversary of Muir’s birth there are many Muir-related things happening and we’ll bring you news of these so stay tuned…
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 words and deeds with a view to gaining a deeper insight into the man. This event will take place on Wednesday 20th April at 19:30 in the Gibb Room, Dunbar Library. Tickets (free) from Dunbar Library.
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 welcome, Friends or not. [To book a place contact the Birthplace.] The book can be bought at John Muir’s Birthplace at £6.99 (less 10% Friends discount), borrowed from Dunbar library or available online from the Project Gutenburg Archive of books by John Muir or from www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/ or
www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir_writings/my_first_summer_in_the_sierra/
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 promote Muir’s life and work. A (shortened) link to the Facebook page is http://www.tinyurl.com/fbfojmb
This Facebook page is in its infancy and will be fleshed out over the course of the next few days and weeks and will be kept updated with news, events and links to other Muir-related web resources. Friends (of the Birthplace sort!) are encouraged to ‘like’ the page as a certain number of fans are required before a more memorable ‘username’ – e.g. http://www.facebook.com/fojmb – is enabled.
