What's New or Improved - 2003

2003 December 20

available on Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir - from his birth to the present day (1914-2002), and Important Places:

Added entry for Kansas City, Missouri

2003 November 26

available on News and Upcoming Events, Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir - from his birth to the present day (1914-2002), and Important Places:

Added November 18: The U.S. Mint Citizens Coin Advisory Committee reviewed five California quarter designs, and recommended two designs: a simple design illustrating waves and the sun, and the Yosemite Valley design with John Muir against a mountainous landscape. See the designs and read the article at: California Sun Wins Favor (off-site link).
Added November: The Indiana Historical Bureau unanimously approves the application for a state historical marker commemorating John Muir's time in Indiana. A marker will be designed for the site and a suitable dedication ceremony will be performed. For more information, see:
- John Muir in Indiana (PDF) by Harold W. Wood, Jr. - research paper submitted to Indiana Historical Bureau in support of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter request for a commemortive historical plaque in Indianapolis.
- "Muir Historical Marker in Indy May Be a Reality ", The Indiana Sierran, Fall, 2001. (off-site link)
- Indiana State Historical Marker Program (off-site link)

2003 November 11

available on Children's Books, Annotated John Muir Bibliography, and Book Jacket Summaries

Added book entry and book jacket summary of John Muir: America's Naturalist by Thomas Locker

2003 November 2

available on Collectibles

Added Sculpture by Meera Censor

2003 October 23

available on Tributes to John Muir, Life and Contributions of John Muir, and Book Chapters, Annotated John Muir Bibliography.

Added John Muir by Lawrence Clark Powell - "If I were to choose a single Californian to occupy the Hall of Fame, it would be this tenacious Scot who became a Californian during the final forty-six years of his life."

2003 September 28

available on Sculpture of John Muir

Added John Muir Bust by Andrew M. Lostar From the Yosemite National Park collection.
Added July 2003 Photo of Bronze Bust of John Muir by the Sculptor C. S. Pietro at the University of Wisconsin

2003 September 22

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir )

Added John Muir by Bailey Millard

2003 September 19

available on Sculpture of John Muir

Added Sculpture by Meera Censor by Meera Censor, 2003.

2003 September 13

available on The Writings of John Muir and Favorite Quotations :

John Muir Misquoted

2003 September 8

available on Songs about John Muir and John Muir Bibliography, Music Section :

Added new song, Sierra by Kyle Vincent, including the Lyrics.

2003 September 7

available on Sound and Music about John Muir and John Muir Bibliography, Audio Section :

Added John of the Mountains: Following in the footsteps of John Muir
BBC Radio Programme - 2nd September 2003 - (Real Audio - Off-site link)

2003 September 6

available on Educational Resources :

Revised The John Muir Youth Award - Brief Introduction
Revised John Muir Youth Award - Full Information and Application materials
Revised John Muir Youth Award Interest form
Revised John Muir Youth Award Self-Guided Assessment

2003 September 1

available on Paintings of John Muir

Added John Muir portrait by Robert Shetterly, 2003.

2003 August 31

available on Places Important to John Muir :

John Muir in Indiana (PDF) by Harold W. Wood, Jr. - A research paper submitted to Indiana Historical Bureau in support of the Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter request for a commemorative historical plaque in Indianapolis.

2003 August 28

available on Places Important to John Muir :

Added John Muir Birthplace Visitor Center Re-Opens in Dunbar - including photos by Jim Thompson

2003 August 16

available on Children's Books, Annotated John Muir Bibliography

Added listing, including book cover art and critique, for Maynard, Charles, John Muir: Naturalist and Explorer (New York: Rosen Publishing, 2003).

2003 July 21

available on Writings of John Muir

Text of John Muir's 1912 book, The Yosemite corrected by Andrew Sly, with internal links restored and HTML updated.

2003 June 19

available on History Day Projects on John Muir

Added photo of Tulare County Award winner Alexandria Tyson and brief descriptions of other recent History Day Projects

2003 May 22

available on Children's Books, Annotated John Muir Bibliography

Added listings, with cover illustrations, for three new children's biographies:

Armentrout, David and Patricia, John Muir (Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Publishing LLC , 2002)
Mara, Wil, John Muir (Children's Press, A division of Scholastic, Inc., 2002)
Topp, Patricia, Call Him Father Nature: The Story of John Muir (Nevada City, CA, Blue Dolphin Publishing , 2001)

2003 April 27

available on Writings of John Muir

Added Save the Redwoods by John Muir, Sierra Club Bulletin, Volume XI Number 1 - January, 1920

2003 April 26

available on Arts - Numismatics, and Collectibles

Added Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal - with John Muir Quote "Climb the mountains..."

2003 April 20

available on Genealogy of John Muir

Added updated and corrected information for John Muir's sister Margaret (Maggie) and her descendents.

2003 April 19

available on Photographs of John Muir

Added John Muir portrait by Edward Hughes, 1902.

2003 March 16

available on Proposed John Muir/Yosemite Quarter Coin

Updated page - the John Muir/Yosemite coin has been included in the top 6 out of the original 20 designs selected out of 8,000 submissions for the California state quarter, scheduled to be issued in 2005.

available on Live Presentations

Added Mark Raddatz Presents "John Muir: Watch, Pray and Fight!"

2003 February 26

available on News and Upcoming Events

Wisconsin Native Sons Trip Breaks New Ground - Join Pasadena Group of the Sierra Club on a special trip to the state of Wisconsin, visiting sites related to John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

2003 February 9

available on Live Presentations, Lee Stetson )

Added description and link to interview of Lee Stetson on National Public Radio resulting from his election to Mariposa County Board of Supervisors.

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir )

Updated Chronology of the Life and Legacy of John Muir to add events and dates for 1910 and 1911.

2003 February 8

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir (Conservation Legacy) )

John Muir's Defense of Wildlife by Richard Fleck
John Muir on Caves by Jennifer Ong

2003 February 2

available on Life and Contributions of John Muir (More Articles) )

Added A Note on John Muir and the Appalachian Mountain Club by Richard Fleck (Muir's advocacy of preserving the White Mountains of New Hampshire).

2003 January 25

available on Scientific Names in Honor of John Muir

Added new page with photo of Troglodytes troglodytes muiri - a Winter Wren sub-species named after John Muir
Re-organized Scientific Names page and added Muir's sketch of Erigeron muirii (Muir's fleabane), and photos and more information for Ivesia muirii (Granite mousetail), and Raillardiopsis (Carlquistia) muirii, Muir's Tarweed.
Added link to Scientific Names from Home Page