What's New or Improved in 1997

1997 December 13

available on Current Events:

available on Life of John Muir:

Added God and John Muir: A Psychological Interpretation by Mark R. Stoll

Updated Film and Video section of John Muir Bibliography
Updated Live Presentations section of John Muir Bibliography

1997 December 11

available on A Geography of John Muir :

Places and Schools Named After John Muir Added link to Horacio Arevelo's Muir Woods

1997 November 9

modified background graphic and home page

Added New Feature! "Sound and Music" - Links to sound and music files.
Of special note are full descriptions, lyrics, and sound files for seven Songs About John Muir .

1997 October 15

New Feature! "The Boyhood of John Muir" A Florentine Films Production - Photos from the film, description and distribution information, and a streaming Vivo Video clip preview!

available on A Geography of John Muir :

Places and Schools Named After John Muir Added links to additional schools, including John Muir School in Berkeley, California; John Muir Middle School in Los Angeles, California; and John Muir Elementary School in Martinez, California.

1997 October 5

available on John Muir National Historic Site

Enlarged, re-organized, and added new information and links to John Muir National Historic Site home page
Added John Muir National Historic Site Online Bookstore - operated by the NPS cooperating association, the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.
Deleted and replaced old "bookstore.html" with John Muir National Historic Site Bookstore
Updated and revised Description and Visitor Information
Revised Contemporary Photographs of the John Muir National Historic Site
Revised Historic Photographs of the John Muir National Historic Site
Added Map of Grounds
Added Map and Driving Directions to get there
Added Environmental Living Program - for classroom groups by advance registration.
Added John Muir's Gravesite - Description and Photo.
Added The Martinez Adobe - Fact Sheet about the 1849 Land Grant structure located near the Muir House, on the grounds of the Historic Site.
Added Wildflower List

1997 August 25

Added John Muir Education Mailing List information

available on Pictures: Portraits in Art and Sculpture :

1997 August 24

available on John Muir Newsletter :

Added "College Friend Describes Muir's Mechanical Marvels" by Harvey Reid
Added "John Muir's Photograph Collection" by Janene Ford
Added "Muir's Early Indian Views: Another Look At My First Summer In The Sierra" by Ross Wakefield
Added "New Cache Of Muir Letters Discovered In England" by Ron Limbaugh
Added "Reminiscences of John Muir" by Myra Honegger
Moved and Revised About the John Muir Newsletter and Subscription Information

1997 June 6

available on The Writings of John Muir :

Added "Yosemite Glaciers," by John Muir, New York Tribune, December 5, 1871.
Added "Yosemite in Winter," by John Muir, New York Tribune, May 7, 1872.
Added "Yosemite in Spring," by John Muir, New York Tribune, December 5, 1872.

1997 May 31

available on The Writings of John Muir :

Added "A Rival of the Yosemite; The Cañon of the South Fork of Kings River, California," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, November 1891.

1997 May 5

available on The Writings of John Muir :

Added "Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, September 1890.
Added "The Treasures of the Yosemite," by John Muir, The Century Magazine, August 1890.
Added The Story of My Boyhood and Youth (1913). The complete text of this book arranged by chapter.

1997 April 27

available on Pictures: Portraits in Art and Sculpture :

Added Portrait by Marion Boyd Allen

1997 April 22

available on A Geography of John Muir :

Places and Schools Named After John Muir Added links to additional schools, including John Muir High School in Pasadena and SCICON in Tulare County, California; and added John Muir schools in Illinois, Utah, and Michigan.)

1997 April 12

Harvey Chinn steps down as Web Master for the John Muir Exhibit. Harold Wood, the Editor for the site, begins learning how to do HTML.

Two new features :

People Important to John Muir

available on The Life and Contributions of John Muir :

Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir

1997 January 21

available on Bibliographic Resources and Places Important to John Muir :

The Yosemite , by John Muir, photographs by Galen Rowell , reviewed by Harold W. Wood, Jr.

1997 January 10

available on Educational Resources :

The John Muir Youth Award

1997 January 7

The What's New or Improved page was moved to a new location). The new URL for the most recent "What's New" features is http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/new_and_improved/ . Please update your links and bookmark lists.

What's New or Improved from