Stanley Muir (born Stanley M. Funk) - b. July 17, 1912. d. August 17 1962 Helen ill, Adamana, Arizona for recovery; death of Louie Strentzel Muir, August 6. John and Louie A copy of the Strentzel's invitation to the Annual Examination of the Pupils survives. At the time, it must have seemed a pipe dream. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. (Only granddaughter), The Muirs first daughter, Annie Wanda, was named after her grandmother, Anne Gilrye Muir. Muir's writings and the places he fought to protect continue to inspire people worldwide to discover and connect with nature. In 1871, Muir was able to meet his idol, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the man whose philosophies Muir had obsessively read in his college days. Music was a central theme at the semi-monthly Grange meetings on the first and third Saturdays at 2 pm in the Hall, and Louie played from the Grange song book at those meetings and for her father. In 1877 Mary Atkins returned to Benicia from Ohio and reopened the old Randall house as a school for girls. Married to Galloway, David - husband of Sarah Muir (1828 - 1884) Muir, Daniel (Dan) - (b. June 29, 1843; died on January 24,1923). Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. He was honored by the Lab School of Washington D.C., in recognition of his contributions and achievements and as an example for children with learning disabilities. He is the author of The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016) and The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012). She had six children: John Hanna - lives in Napa, CA (as of 2004) What we know about Louie's music comes from her mother's diary and from some of Louie's sheet music returned to the John Muir National Historic Site by granddaughter Jean Hanna Clark. After her sister Helens birth, Wanda adopted the role of protective older sibling. Find a Nature Journaling Mentor Near You! It drives its victims in flocks, repressing the growth of individuality." By this time, Muir had gained some recognition for both his knowledge of and passion for the region. Later in 1855 she paid $2495. It was not until 1879 that he finally proposed to her. Muir and other concerned citizens also founded the Sierra Club, a nonprofit organization promoting outdoor recreation and environmental advocacy. John Muir Laws describes how Tony Foster must have connected with the hot, tropical Bornean rainforest, helping us understand the challenges involved when creating this piece. For the next fifteen years after graduation from YLS in 1864 Louie was at home with her parents. He said of the accident, "God has to nearly kill us sometimes, to teach us lessons." He is a 2010 TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow with the National Audubon Society. whom he married on April 14, 1880. Miss Mary Atkins became the principal in 1854 and was placed in full control in January 1855. Begins 1000 mile walk to Florida and then to Cuba. Rate this book. Eventually, Dr. Strentzel tried over 1,000 varieties of fruit trees and ornamentals, earning a solid reputation as a pioneer and authority on California horticulture. Muir turned his conservation efforts specifically towards his desire that the U.S. government establish more national parks. They became close friends for the next forty years, until Keith's death in 1911. Trained as a wildlife biologist and an associate of the California Academy of Sciences, he observes the world with rigorous attention. Louie Muir died on August 6, 1905, and is buried with John, her parents, a brother, a sister and Uncle Henry in the Strentzel/Muir cemetery about a mile from the National Historic Site. In January of 1886, the Muirs had another daughter they named Helen. Eventually he relegated the girls' practicing to the soundproof brick room supporting the water tank at the rear of the house. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." Helen married Buel Alvin Funk in October 1909. Dr. Carr later became a professor at University of California, and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. - John Muir. Lived in Bay Area writing magazine articles; trips to mountains; Utah. Schaub, Michelle. Muir Funk - deceased. In 2009, he received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in Environmental Education. Proposed to Louie Strentzel; First Alaska trip with S. Hall Young; discovery of Glacier Bay, Muir Glacier. In 1880, a commemorative committee presented Dr. Strentzel with a document honoring him for his participation in the 1830 Polish National Uprising. He is also a primary author and editor of the interdisciplinary curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. "But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." Muir replied that he did, and two days later led the a group of five (Muir, Keith, Irwin Benoni, Thomas Ross, and Merrill Moores) to the upper Tuolumne River area. In March of 1881, Louie gave birth to a daughter they named Annie. "We all grieved for her," Helen told a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News. Helen. Louie's mother, Louisiana Strentzel, disliked the name of the valley (Spanish soldiers had been unable to find food and nearly starved) and renamed it Alhambra Valley for the popular story published in the mid-1800s by Washington Irving about the Alhambra palace in Spain. In 1880 Dwinell married Louie and John. John Muir, (born April 21, 1838, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotlanddied December 24, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Scottish-born American naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, who was largely responsible for the establishment of Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, which are located in California. John Muir - deceased. Because of his many impassioned articles that were being published, much of the public was persuaded and wrote letters to congress in support of Muir's beliefs, and other outside groups also lobbied congress for the establishment of a national park. After bouts of pneumonia and tuberculosis, Helen moved south to Daggett, CA. "Make The Mountains Glad: John And The SIERRA. There was fierce opposition to this proposal from loggers and from those who viewed the park as a "waste" of California's natural resources. A second daughter, Lotta, was born in 1851 but lived only four months. Muir's conservation legacy lives on at the John Muir National Historic Site and in our daily actions. (Optional) He is the founder and president of the Wild Wonder Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. So much has been made of Muir's life that Louie's life and contributions are hardly known. Keith's Mt. The city wanted to petition congress to remove the valley's protection so that it could be turned into a water reservoir. In 1849 the Strentzel family came to San Diego, California by covered wagon and then settled along the Merced River. "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." Once she graduated in 1864 she decided to return home to the ranch in Martinez and focus on fruit ranching and hybridizing. In addition to her affection for growing things, she was interested in astronomy, poetry, and music. more information on current conditions April 21, John Muir born in Dunbar, Scotland. "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." The frost had changed the grasses and a kind of willow to the most brilliant yellows and reds; these contrasting with the two-leafed pine and Williamson spruce, the cold gray rocks, the colder snow, made a glorious sight." Mt. After he split ways with his travel companion, Muir visited the gigantic sequoias of the region and marveled at their incredible height. He has written and illustrated books about art and natural history including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hikers Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009). She is buried next to her husband, Buel Alvin Funk in the Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Ontario, California. Among the classical piano pieces Louie learned was Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique. In this issue we discuss one of these friends, landscape artist William Keith. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong. They began correspondence in 1865. "It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter." Muir would have liked Dwinell because of his literary and scientific interests -- he also founded the Agassiz Institute in 1872 following a visit of Louie Agassiz to Sacramento. Floy Hutchings led Keith and two other painters to Muir who was at his cabin below the Royal Arches. He had been visiting his daughter Helen and her family in Daggett when his cold developed into pneumonia. Keith inquired whether Muir knew of any views that would make a picture. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. She came to California in 1849, the same year that John Muir was coming to Wisconsin from Scotland. The makeshift altar was decorated with white Astrakhan apple blossoms. ", Louie supported her husband's explorations and writings, and worried about his health. "It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. John of the Mountains, 6. He told the interviewer, "The more I study him and the things he did, the more amazed I am. The melody for that song was used in England by the Transport Workers Union and known as "Storm the Fort, Ye Knights of Labor," and by the labor unions in the Eastern US in the 1800s. And this is not the end of the world; we should just create a new and improved hypothesis. Mark Elbroch. Her sister was Wanda Muir Hanna (1881 - 1942). Even though his father disapproved of his inventions, Muir continued in his pursuits and in 1860 Muir took some of them to a fair where he gained some attention and local celebrity for his ingenuity. Capitalizing on cash crops already established by his father-in-law, Muir secured his own modest fortune over the next ten years, enabling him to resume his writing and conservation career later on. Lyell came into view, "Keith dashed forward, shouting and gesticulating and waving his arms like a madman." ", 12. Muir and the doctor were mutually impressed with each other, and a warm friendship began. As it turned out, Willie and Johnnie, as they soon called each other, were born in the same year in Scotland. A friend said that Helen had a convertible that she drove quite fast along the dry washes in the desert. "It is a vast wilderness of rocks in a sea of light, colored and glowing like oak and maple woods in autumn, when the sun gold is richest." Bob Hanna: Deceased. Although there were other available places for San Francisco to build a reservoir, it was viewed as the cheapest option because it was already government-owned land. She worked for the school board and headed various women's clubs; was an active Sierra Club member and opened the family home to the citys youth. In this new series, John Muir Laws delves into artworks from each of the locations in Tony Foster's 16th Journey, Exploring Beauty: Watercolour Diaries from the Wild. Learn more at www.johnmuirlaws.com. Together they had four sons: Muir Haley Funk - b. February 2, 1911. d. Dec. 28, 1978 He made his way to Niagara Falls and decided to delay his return to the U.S. to avoid the Civil War draft. In May 1870 he announced that the next YLS semester would begin August 2 at the new location. He kept several scrapbooks on Polish achievements and entertained many Polish artists and writers, among who were Henry Sienkiewicz, author of Quo Vadis, and the famous Polish actress, Madame Modjeska. Learn how the methods of a field naturalist will help you notice more, remember what you discovered, and be actively curious. "The battle for conservation must go on endlessly. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs: Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers: Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon: 6pm Score deals on fashion brands He also found time to be a school trustee and president of the Martinez Gas and Electric Company. Dr. John Strentzel was born in Lublin, Poland, November 29, 1813. Certainly, she was not inclined to camp out on an Alaskan glacier or even to take a walk in the hills nearby their Alhambra Valley home. Laws has written and illustrated several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hikers Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009). She came to California via Panama in 1853. Eventually the girls wanted music lessons. Steep Trails, 13. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. By 1888 they had earned enough money from fruit ranching that they decided to sell the ranch in order so that Muir could return to his true love of exploring the wilderness, doing research, and writing. Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teachers Conference, Sun Shadows: exploring the solstice and equinox, Reviews- The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, Reviews-The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Louie became a music scholar while in attendance at the seminary, and her teachers boasted that she had a bright future ahead of her as a concert pianist if she so chose. It was her first and only trip there and was a mistake from the start. At age six, he was sent to school along with the sons of officials and nobility. Steep Trails, 7. 14 talking about this. She stayed close to home because she wanted to, preferring not to be away more than a day or two. Jeanne Carr had long tried to arrange a meeting of the two. Muir took full advantage of the opportunity, calling for Roosevelt's help to save the trees and preserve the natural beauty of the region. Wanda married Thomas Hanna in 1906. As both a scientist and artist, Laws has developed interdisciplinary programs that train students to observe with rigor and to refine techniques to become intentionally curious. Louie was a wonderful musician, wife, mother, ranch manager and helpmate. "The whole day, I was her shadow," he recalls. Ross Hanna - lives in Dixon, CA (as of 2004) "It is a vast wilderness of rocks in a sea of light, colored and glowing like oak and maple woods in autumn, when the sun gold is richest. Roosevelt agreed that two controls made for "triple troubles." In 1882, Dr. Strentzel built a 17-room mansion on a knoll overlooking his vast orchards, about a mile from his original home. He began acting as an advisor to the National Forestry Commission that President Cleveland created in 1896. A naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator with more than 35 years of teaching experience, Jack is the author of numerous books including the Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling. He is the founder and host of the Bay Area Nature Journal Club, monthly free nature sketching workshops, field trips, and events, connecting people with nature through art. He is the primary author and editor of the curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. John Muir's Grandchildren: Wanda: Married Thomas Hanna in 1906 and had six children John Hanna: Lives in Napa, CA (as of 2004) John Muir Laws takes an in-depth look at Fall Colour in Great Meadow, Concord, an artwork celebrating autumn. He was the 2011 artist for International Migratory Bird Day. With the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt in 1901, there was finally a conservationist in the White House. Once here, the family established a ferry, hotel, and store along the Toulumne River serving men heading to and from the gold fields. One day's exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books" - John Muir. Roosevelt and Muir camped the first night, May 15, at the Mariposa Grove under the Grizzly Giant, with the President bedding down in a pile of about 40 wool blankets, and the second night was spent in the vicinity of Sentinel Dome during a snowstorm that left five inches of new snow on top of the existing five feet of snow. 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