the john muir exhibit - new_and_improved - 2000

What's New or Improved in 2000

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2000 December 31

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added "The Nature Mysticism of John Muir" by Larry Gates

available on Live Presentations and on John Muir Bibliography, Live Presentations

• Added page and annotation on Donell Rubay, Author of Stickeen: John Muir and the Brave Little Dog
• Added annotation and link on Ginger Wadsowrth, Author of John Muir: Wilderness Protector

2000 December 26

available on Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir, 1838 - 2000

• Added entries for 2000 and updated 1999 section.

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added Table of Contents for Sierra Club Bulletin, John Muir Memorial Number, January, 1916 (links to essays are incomplete)
• Added A Message and Appreciation by James Bryce
  
• Added John Muir by David Starr Jordan
• Added The Burial of John Muir by Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg
  [poetry]

2000 December 22

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography and on Book Jacket Summaries

• Added John Muir: Nature's Visionary by Gretel Ehrlich (Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2000)

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Bookmarks

• Added John Muir Wood Bookmark, 1838-1914 from Muir Woods National Monument Concesssionaire.

2000 December 20

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography and on Book Jacket Summaries

• Added Nature's Temple: Daily Wisdom from John Muir . Compiled by Chris Highland. (San Rafael, California, A Ha! Creation Published by eARTheART, 2000)

2000 December 10

available on The Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added Recollections of John Muir by Charles Keeler

2000 December 3

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Jacket Summaries

• Added John Muir: My Life With Nature by Joseph Cornell

available on Bibliographic Resources, John Muir Bibliography, Children's Books

• Added Annotation for John Muir: My Life With Nature by Joseph Cornell

2000 November 12

available on John Muir Collectibles

• Added John Muir Sticker - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

available on John Muir Pictures

• Moved sculptures of Muir to a new page: John Muir in Sculpture
• Updated photo of John Muir Sculpture in Martinez, California

available on Art Portraits of John Muir

• Added Portrait of John Muir by Bruce Wolfe blended digitally on to El Capitan by Phillip R.P. Ashwell
• Added Sketch of John Muir from "Muir Power to You" Bumpersticker
• Added Sketch Portrait of John Muir by Stephen Lyman
• Added Engraving of John Muir by M. Hader, from a photograph by T. Wilkins

2000 October 28

added new feature

• Added Mountain Days - The John Muir Musical - Program Synopsis, Description, Illustrated Storyline, and Lyrics

2000 October 21

available on 1964 John Muir Stamps and Covers

• Added Cuv Evanson Cachets 1964 John Muir - 2000 California Sesquicentennial Combination First Day Cover

2000 October 19

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir (Articles by Those Who Knew Him)

• Added "In Yosemite with John Muir" by Clara Barrus
• Added "John O' the Birds and John O' the Mountains by Clara Barrus
• Added John Muir by John Swett

2000 October 2

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Jacket Summaries

• Added John Muir - Rediscovering America by Frederick Turner Book Jacket

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Reorganized icons and added Sierra Club Special Achievement Award

2000 September 14

available on News and Upcoming Events

• Added Call for Papers for John Muir: Friends and Family Conference, May 4-6, 2000

available on Bill Oliver, Muir Power to You

• Added link to full version of the song on MP3.com

2000 September 2

available on John Muir Stamps and Covers, 1998 Postage Stamp

• Added Fred Collins 1998 First Day Cover

available on Live Presentations - Lee Stetson

• Added link to Lee Stetson Official Home Page

2000 August 26

available on Annotated Bibliography, Historical and Literary Analyses

• Added listing for Walker, Franklin, San Francisco's Literary Frontier (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939).

available on Favorite quotations of John Muir

• Added quote, "There is at least a punky spark in my heart and it may blaze in this autumn gold ..."

2000 August 21

available on Portraits in Art and Sculpture

• Added Portrait of John Muir in Yosemite by Susan Barry

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added Medaille d' Or Award for Website Excellence

2000 August 15

available on 1964 U.S. Postage Stamp and Covers

• Added 1988 Fleetwood The Shapers of America (Muir-Liberty combination) Commermorative Cover

2000 August 12

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Film and Video

• Added Annotation and image of cover for "Yosemite: The Storm of Beauty" a DVD and Videocassette featuring narration by Lee Stetson, based on the writings of John Muir.
• Added image of videocassette "Conversation with a Tramp" by Lee Stetson.

2000 August 11

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added PeaceWork Bronze Certified Site Award

2000 July 30

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Children's Books and Book Chapters Featuring John Muir

• Added listing and annotation of Four Against the Odds: The Struggle to Save our Environment by Stephen Krensky.
• Added listing annotation of To Save the Earth: The American Environmental Movement by Jules Archer.

2000 July 27

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added Golden Web Award The International Association of Web Masters and Designers - July 21, 2000

2000 July 18

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added Critical Mass Award
• Added RSCI - Real Sci Academic Resources Channel Award
• Added Excellent Nature Page Award HMW Publications Books and Butterflies

2000 July 17

available on News and Current Events

• Added announcement for May, 2001 John Muir Conference to be held at University of the Pacific's Feather River Inn.

available on About the Exhibit

• Revised and updated page content.

available on John Muir Collectibles

• Added Climb the Mountains John Muir Quote Pub Sign

2000 July 16

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography - Film and Video

• Added listing, annotation, graphic, and RealVideo movie link for "John Muir" video from "Portraits: The Americans Series" GNP productions.

Available on Lee Stetson's Touring Schedule

• Updated scheduled performances

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added Internet Brothers Presents "Helpware and Community" Award - Award received July 15, 2000
• Re-organized award listing to accommodate new awards

2000 July 11

available on Website Resources - Awards

• Added Surfers Choice Internet Award - Award received July 10, 2000

2000 July 9

available on John Muir Collectibles

• Added National Park Centennial Medallion, 1972

available on News and Current Events

• Updated News and Current Events

2000 June 25

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added John Muir by Jeanne C. Carr - From California Illustrated Magazine, vol. 2, pp. 88-94, June, 1892. Liberal quotations from Muir's letters to his mentor recount his life from Wisconsin to his earliest days in California.

2000 May 3

available on Home Page

• Added new "John Muir Quote of the Day" feature

2000 April 8

Available on 1964 Postage Stamp and First Day Covers

• Added Preserve Our Forests - Keep America Green First Day Cover
• Replaced Khol Kraft First Day Cover with a color version

Available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Children's Books

• Added description of A Kid's Guide to Exploring John Muir National Historic Site

Available on John Muir Collectibles

• Added Poster of John Muir's Scribble Den, John Muir National Historic Site.

Available on Portraits of John Muir in Art and Sculpture

• Added Photo of John Muir Statue, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California
• Restored Photo of John Muir Statue, Martinez, California

2000 April 4

Available on Geography, Places Named After John Muir

• Added description and photo of Muir's View, Winterfield Golf Course, Dunbar, Scotland
• Updated and replaced broken links to various John Muir schools and other locations

2000 March 8

available on Educational Resources

• Added Yosemite School Goes to Scotland

2000 March 6

available on News and Current Events, Concord Muir Festival Press Release, Sound and Music, and Related Resources

• Added Mountain Days: The John Muir Musical - Willows Theatre Company page - offsite link

2000 February 22

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added John Muir: An Appreciation by Theodore Roosevelt
• Added The First Environmentalist, John Muir by Dr. Jim Butler (offsite link)

available on 1964 Postage Stamps and First Day Covers

• Added Ralph Dyer First Day Cover
• Added Unknown 3 Trees First Day Cover

2000 February 21

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added John Muir As I Knew Him by Robert Underwood Johnson

2000 February 18

available on News and Current Events and John Muir Memorial Association

• Added Concord Muir Festival, March 18, April 1, 2000

2000 February 2

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir

• Added John Muir - President of the Sierra Club by William E. Colby from January, 1916 Sierra Club Bulletin

2000 January 30

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Jackets, and Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Historical and Literary Analyses, and Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir

• Added John Muir in Historical Perspective - with cover and table of contents

available on 1998 John Muir Stamps and Covers

• Added Anagram First Day Cover
• Added Bookmark with "Everybody needs beauty" quote

available on 1964 John Muir Stamps and Covers

• Bookmark with "hitched" quote

2000 January 27

available on 1998 John Muir Stamps and Covers

• Added Postal Commemorative Society First Day Cover

available on 1964 John Muir Stamp and Covers

• Added A.O. Henry (2 of 2) Handpainted First Day Cover

available on John Muir Memorial Association and their newsletter, The View from John Muir's Window

• Added John Muir Victorian Ranch Day by Marilynn Terstegge

2000 January 25

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir and Tributes to John Muir

• Added Honors Given Muir during his Lifetime

2000 January 23

available on The View from John Muir's Window and John Muir Memorial Association

• Added The Wonders of Ranch Days by Jill Harcke

2000 January 22

available on Live Presentations, John Muir Bibliography, Live Presentations and Enactments, and The Story of Stickeen,

• Added Gerald Pelrine Presents "The Tale of Stickeen"

2000 January 21

available on Places Important to John Muir

• Added John Muir's Mount Hood by Ronald Eber

available on People Important to John Muir

• Corrected miscellaneous broken links to revised Sierra Club History pages.

2000 January 18

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir (Biography)

• Revised organization to create section on "Articles about Muir by Those who Knew Him."
• Added To the Memory of John Muir by C. Hart Merriam

2000 January 17

available on Bibliographic Resources, Press Releases

• Added Publisher's Press Release for On the Trail of John Muir by Cherry Good

available on What's New and Improved

• Moved "What's New" for 1999 to a separate page.

2000 January 16

available on Home page

• Revised Navigation Bar and added link to John Muir Mailing List
• Renamed "Upcoming Events" as "News"

2000 January 15

available on Educational Resources

• Added Year 2000 "Thank You, John Muir!" Poster Contest - including last year's winners!

2000 January 14

available on Writings of John Muir

• Added Picturesque California and the Region West of the Rocky Mountains, from Alaska to Mexico

2000 January 10

available on Detailed Chronology of Life and Legacy of John Muir

• Added new listings for 1999

available on Bibliographic Resources, Book Jackets

• Added Sacred Summits, John Muir's Greatest Climbs, edited by Graham White

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography,Anthologies

• Added Sacred Summits, John Muir's Greatest Climbs, edited by Graham White

available on Annotated John Muir Bibliography, Historical and Literary Resources

• Added Pomeroy, Elizabeth, John Muir in Southern California (Pasadena: The Castle Press, 1999)

2000 January 9

available on John Muir 1964 Stamp and First Day Covers

• Added Artcraft Conservation Combo First Day Cover
• Added Mrs. W.M. Beck Sr. First Day Cover
• Added Trees Roots of Life First Day Cover

available on John Muir 1998 Stamp and First Day Covers

• Added Refrigerator Magnet with text, John Muir National Historic Site

2000 January 8

available on John Muir 1998 Stamp and First Day Covers

• Added APV Handcrafted
• Added Tanya Handpainted
• Added Unknown Disney ("Old Sequoia")

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