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Virtual Launch of JMEPU Exhibition
Registration for this Sustaining Dunbar hosted event is via this Eventbrite page. That page includes the following information: Digital Exhibition Launch | Tuesday 10 November, 7-8.15pm (on Zoom) Please note a Zoom link will be emailed to all registered participants … Continue reading
First visitors view the new outdoor exhibition
Moments after the installation of the weatherproof version of the John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe panels in the Dunbar Battery, members of the Moorhouse family paid a visit. They very kindly agreed to have their photograph taken to mark the occasion. Many … Continue reading
Outdoor Exhibition: John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe
On Saturday, 24th October, the weatherproof versions of the panels of the Friends’ 2020 temporary exhibition entitled ‘John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe’ were installed in the wonderful outdoor venue that is the Dunbar Battery at Dunbar Harbour. Due to Covid-19 restrictions it … Continue reading
Online Exhibition: John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe
In early-2020 Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace worked together with other groups in Dunbar to focus on Muir’s role as an environmental activist and successful campaigner and his relevance for our situation today. The exhibition was scheduled to be installed … Continue reading
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Happy 128th Birthday Sierra Club
The latest news item in the John Muir Birthplace website – https://www.jmbt.org.uk/2020/05/28/happy-birthday-sierra-club/ – prompted an update to the Exhibitions section of this website about the Friends’ exhibition, ‘125 Years of the Sierra Club’, that was hosted in the Birthplace from … Continue reading
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John Muir Day Celebrations 2020 – John Muir Trust
To highlight the John Muir Day Celebrations (18th-26th April) 2020 the John Muir Trust has created a ‘6 ways to mark John Muir Day’ webpage at https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/ways-to-mark-john-muir-day Content has been selected to inspire, interest and stimulate activity – all within … Continue reading
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Friends of John Muir (Birthplace/Country Park)
On this day 7 years ago Friends of John Muir Country Park (FoJMCP) arranged a work party to coincide with the weekend of Muir’s 175th birthday celebrations. So, on Saturday 20th April, 2013, members of FoJMB joined FoJMCP to plant hundreds of … Continue reading
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Visitor countries in 2019
The following visitor countries of origin have been transcribed from the one visitor book that covers 2019. There were 613 entries in total. The following word cloud has been generated from these entries.
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Visitor comments in 2019
Combining already transcribed comments and adding the comments from earlier in 2019, here is the word cloud from all 564 comments made in the visitor book during 2019. Every one of the comments was positive!
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Preview of John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe
Exhibition: John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe Preview, Q&A and Discussion Wednesday 26th February 2020 at 7:30pm Community Room, Dunbar Town House This public event is a preview of the Friends’ forthcoming 2020 exhibition followed by a Q&A and discussion on the … Continue reading