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Earth Day – Advocating John Muir’s vision

Posted on April 22, 2011 by fojmb

John Muir’s Birthday followed by Earth Day – the ideal opportunity for: Advocating John Muir’s vision | Billion Acts of Green

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Sister Cities celebrate Muir Legacy

Posted on April 21, 2011 by jimt

Sister Cities celebrate Muir Legacy | The Martinez News-Gazette This week two cities on opposite sides of the pond celebrated the twinning of John Muir’s sauntering grounds – Dunbar and Martinez – and the famous conservationist who brought them together.

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Dunbar-Martinez Sister City 30th Anniversary

Posted on April 20, 2011 by fojmb

On April 18th the Board of Directors of the John Muir Association in Martinez sent the following, beautifully worded, message to us all in Dunbar. Dunbar-Martinez Sister City 30th Anniversary April 18, 2011 The John Muir Association, in association with … Continue reading →

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John Muir Guided Walk

Posted on April 16, 2011 by fojmb

Celebrate John Muir’s birthday with a guided walk around the places that were important to the young John growing up in Dunbar in the 1840s. What games did he play? Find out about ‘sookin in goats’ and Dandy Doctors’. That … Continue reading →

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John Muir the Writer

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

Monday 18th April to Saturday 7th May Celebrating John Muir’s written legacy. As well as his campaigns to protect wildness and travel journals, Muir explored poetry and wrote many letters to family and friends. Venue: Gibb Room, Dunbar Library

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John Muir Birthday – Earth Day Celebration

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

Yet another major Muir-related event. This event is organised and hosted by the American equivalent of Friends – the John Muir Association – at the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California. Earth Day Celebration John Muir inspired people … Continue reading →

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John Muir in the New World

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

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

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

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

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

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…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by fojmb

…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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