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Preparing to welcome you back

11 Aug 2020
One week to go! We are really gearing up to start welcoming you back to John Muir’s Birthplace from Tuesday... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 10 – John Muir Remembered

06 Aug 2020
This is the final post looking at the story of John Muir’s Dunbar homes. This account focuses on the development... Read More

Finally – Some Good News!

05 Aug 2020
We are very excited to be busy cleaning and preparing to finally welcome you all back on Tuesday 18 August.... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 9 – More Post Muir Years

30 Jul 2020
This is the second post looking at the story of John Muir’s Dunbar homes after the Muirs left for America.... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 8 – The Post Muir Years

23 Jul 2020
Our next couple of posts will look at the story of John Muir’s Dunbar homes after the Muirs left for... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 7 – The End of Dr Wightman

16 Jul 2020
In this blog we consider what happened to Dr Wightman, who had left a roomful of chemistry apparatus in his... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 6 – The Absentee Landlord

09 Jul 2020
In the last blog we left the Muir houses in the hands of the absentee owner Doctor Charles Wightman, who... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 5– Inheritance and ‘The New-Built House’

02 Jul 2020
In the last blog we explored lives of the Delisle family during their tenure of John Muir’s childhood home. In... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 4 – An Avaricious Aunt

25 Jun 2020
In the earlier parts of this blog we looked at the first family that built and lived in John Muir’s... Read More

Muir Houses Through Time Part 3 – The Fate of the Falls

18 Jun 2020
In the second part of this blog we looked at the origins of John Muir’s childhood home, a project initiated... Read More
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