Tracy Robertson, Author at John Muir's Birthplace

Our next couple of posts will look at the story of John Muir’s Dunbar homes after the Muirs left for... Read More

In this blog we consider what happened to Dr Wightman, who had left a roomful of chemistry apparatus in his... Read More

In the last blog we left the Muir houses in the hands of the absentee owner Doctor Charles Wightman, who... Read More

In the last blog we explored lives of the Delisle family during their tenure of John Muir’s childhood home. In... Read More

In the earlier parts of this blog we looked at the first family that built and lived in John Muir’s... Read More

In the second part of this blog we looked at the origins of John Muir’s childhood home, a project initiated... Read More

Last week we looked at the archaeology under John Muir’s Birthplace. This week, and for the next few, we’ll work... Read More

We know a lot about John Muir’s life in Dunbar, but what about the house he lived in? Today we... Read More

As part of our endeavour to keep bringing you online exhibitions while our actual building is closed. We are delighted... Read More

On 28th May 1892, a group of Yosemite enthusiasts including John Muir, artist William Keith, attorney Warren Olney, University of... Read More