Muir Houses Through Time Part 10 – John Muir Remembered
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!
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
In the second part of this blog we looked at the origins of John Muir’s childhood home, a project initiated... Read More
Muir Houses Through Time – Part 2 – Let building begin
Last week we looked at the archaeology under John Muir’s Birthplace. This week, and for the next few, we’ll work... Read More