John Muir House
4202 Alhambra Ave.
Martinez, CA 94553
http://www.nps.gov/jomu/index.htm
On April 16th I visited the John Muir House in Martinez, CA. John Muir was a writer and nature conservationist born in Scotland and who came to California as a young man. He spent many years traveling and exploring the state and fell in love with the Yosemite valley. When he married the daughter of a fruit rancher in Martinez he settled down in the home that I went to. He still continued to do some traveling and campaigned for the protection of the natural habitat. It was after he took President Theodore Roosevelt camping in the Yosemite valley that he convinced the president that it should be a national park.
The 16th was an event for the joint celebration of Muir's birthday and Earth Day. There were bands playing, booths with fun activities for children and information about caring for our earth, admission to the house was free (it is usually three dollars for adults 16 and over and free for children) The curator of the museum has done a good job of mixing the decor of what you would expect to see in a historical house with rotating exhibits so that something new can be experienced and learned about Muir with each visit.
My YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRVu-88dXk0
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John Muir Association:
http://www.johnmuirassociation.org/
National Historic Site:
http://www.nps.gov/jomu/index.htm
Hi there! I was wondering if you're going to updating your blog. I'm starting a blog with a similar museum-related theme... and wanted to ask about acquiring your blog if you weren't going to keep it.
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