Muir was first most interested in pursuing botanical conversations with Louie's father, but his interests eventually turned romantic for his daughter. The makeshift altar was decorated with white Astrakhan apple blossoms. John Muir Laws provides some geologic context for this artwork by Tony Foster depicting an ancient stratovolcano high up in the Andes and reveals artistic insights about painting shadows and reflections. "Therefore we are all, in some sense, mountaineers, and going to the mountains is going home." During his young adulthood his father forced him to memorize the majority of the Bible, which later had a large influence on his writing. Son of the Wilderness, 4. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. ", 9. Muir was distracted easily from bookmaking in the upstairs Scribble Den and couldn't stand the sounds of nearby practicing. On one occasion he saved the life of a man who had been struck in the head with a pickaxe. From there, Muir traveled with a companion he met on the boat to Yosemite Valley. Dwinell, pastor of the Sacramento Congregational Church, accompanied Mills on his inspection visit to YLS. whom he married on April 14, 1880. "Of course, there were roses of all kinds, but the great thicket of single Cherokee roses were by far the sweetest; and there were jasmine, honeysuckle, lavender, lilies, wisteria, magnolias, and heliotrope. Wanda participated in many civic activities, following in her grandmothers and mothers footsteps. Laws is the founder and host of the Nature Journal Club, a family-friendly, intergenerational community that connects with nature through art and field journaling. CLUB." He told the interviewer, "The more I study him and the things he did, the more amazed I am. Find a Nature Journaling Mentor Near You! This brief paper is a tribute to Louie and to the help and support she gave her husband in his work. "JOHN MUIR's Yosemite." 4.46 avg rating 48 ratings 3 editions. After Funk died in a tragic automobile accident at the age of 47, (1934) Helen and three of her sons changed their name from Funk to Muir - in 1940. On April 14th, 1880, at the age of 41, John Muir finally married Louie. (Only granddaughter), The Muirs first daughter, Annie Wanda, was named after her grandmother, Anne Gilrye Muir. En Espaol | Helen married Buel Funk and had four children (Helen and three He took a train across the isthmus and then went by boat once more all the way to San Francisco, California. "But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. 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. Our National Parks, 4202 Alhambra Ave Find (or start) a Nature Journal Club Near You! His family was well-to-do, and able to provide a life of "being attended with all desirable comforts". She spent the majority of her time at home, often helping her father by typing his manuscripts. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." Learn how the methods of a field naturalist will help you notice more, remember what you discovered, and be actively curious. Louie first met John Muir on September 15, 1874 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Carr in Oakland. In 1880, a commemorative committee presented Dr. Strentzel with a document honoring him for his participation in the 1830 Polish National Uprising. She came to California in 1849, the same year that John Muir was coming to Wisconsin from Scotland. When the revolution failed the following year, John Strentzel was forced to flee his homeland and move to Hungary. Muir and Jeanne Carr met at the fair, where Carr was greatly impressed by Muir's inventions. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. John of the Mountain, 15. She had for years been trying to match up Louie and John, and in 1879 the pressure became intense, with Mrs. Carr working over the two of them separately. John Muir was the third of the eight children born to Ann Gilrye and Daniel Muir, in Dunbar, Scotland. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong." Left the University; foot tour of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Canada. ", 7. Refresh and try again. is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Louisiana Strentzel renamed the Arroyo el Hambre the Alhambra Valley, after the sumptuous citadel of the Moorish kings of Spain" (Worster 279). He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connections in all he sees. on October 7, 1865. In 1849, when Muir turned 11, his family moved to Wisconsin and started a farm, where his nature lessons continued. Hatch, survives. It was her first and only trip there and was a mistake from the start. He spent six weeks hiking around the region and journaled extensively about what he saw, expressing joy in every page. Start now: you can do this, and the world is waiting. John Muir (born Buel Funk) - b. June 28, 1914. d. April 23, 1973 Indianapolis: worked for manufacturer of carriage parts. Another son, Walter, who died in 2004, told an interviewer that he had every book written by his famous grandfather and many written about him by other authors. Nevertheless, in September of 1890, congress passed a bill creating Sequoia National Park and in October, Yosemite National Park was also created. John of the Mountains, 11. "Civilization has not much to brag about. Along with a few other companions, he explored Glacier Bay, expanding his research. Clear rating. Bestselling author Amy Tan wrote the book's foreword.. An author, artist, and educator, John is the founder of the Nature Journal Club, a community of . I am studying how light da, The fun begins soonand if I had a tail, I'd be, Reunited with the Nature Journal Ecuador Expeditio, Final days in the Galapagos. The Alaska book and Yosemite book, Dear John, must be written, and you need to be your own self, well and strong to make them worthy of you. Inspired by his luminary, wife Ann Foster, Tony traveled to the Maldives to paint dramatic equatorial sunsets. Among her letters which encouraged John back to the mountains is the one from August 9, 1888, letter which he received in Seattle just after a climb of Mt. Helen. Wanda wrote to her mother in 1902 from a Sierra Club outing with her father, Yesterday we had a meeting of college women here in campisn't it a fine answer to the people who say that college girls are weak and good for nothing generally? She bore three children with her husband, Dr. John Strentzel, whom she married in 1843: a daughter, Louisa Louie Elizabeth Wanda (1846), a son, John Johnny Erwin Burcham (1848), and another daughter, Carlotta Lottie (1851). | Alphabetical Index From the time they first met, John Muir spent much time talking with his future father-in-law, sharing their common interest in plants. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. The valley was completely destroyed and Muir was completely devastated by the results. Hoffman, Tuolumne Meadows, Soda Springs, Mts. Guided into the Yosemite wilderness by naturalist John Muir, the president went on a three-day wilderness trip that started at the Mariposa Grove, and included Sentinel Dome, Glacier Point, and Yosemite Valley among other points of interest in Yosemite National Park. 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. In 1880, John Muir married Strentzel's only surviving daughter, Louisa. John of the Mountains, 9. Steep Trails (about the Grand Canyon), 14. The Yosemite, 8. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. Rainier, a sketch of Wanda, The Berkeley Oaks, and portraits of Dr. Strentzel and Mrs. Strentzel. Eye injury. He had been visiting his daughter Helen and her family in Daggett when his cold developed into pneumonia. For that time, Muir's theory was written off. Friends close to the Muirs described her as "the mainstay of the Muir household" and noted that "if not for her understanding and willingness to unselfishly forgo demands on John's time, the work he did for Yosemite Valley might have been diminished. It . Muir, however, wanted the area of the Yosemite region that was currently a state park to become a national one. Muir determined that he would spend the rest of his life trying to absorb as much of the beauty of God's creation as he could. During their engagement, Muir traveled northward and visited the Puget Sound, taking a boat from Oregon to British Colombia. From this point, Muir decided to pursue his glacial theory and he wrote an essay, "Yosemite Glaciers" which was published in the New York Tribune in 1871. Muir did take the painting to Sacramento and placed it in the church before the guests arrived. Helen married Buel Alvin Funk in October 1909. Together they had four sons: Muir Haley Funk - b. February 2, 1911. d. Dec. 28, 1978 In 2009, he received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in Environmental Education. "I have always befriended animals and have said many a good word for them. Martinez John Muir's Father-in-Law. From there, he crossed the Canadian border and kept . Strentzel Hanna: Deceased. Eventually Dr. Dwinell became a trustee of Mills College. Jeanne Carr was an amateur botanist and lover of nature. Lyell, painted from sketches done on the 1872 trip to the upper Tuolumne area with John Muir, is in the St. Mary's collection. Happy holidays! A month later, Congress designated Yosemite a national park. Helen's room overlooked the train track, tunnels, and trestle, on the side of Mt. Immigration to Wisconsin at the age of 11. 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. New York: Putnam, 1972. "We all grieved for her," Helen told a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News. He is buried beside Mrs. Muir in a small family cemetery about one mile south of the home. He used his influence to move public opinion and to pressure friends in Washington towards conservation. Muir's writings and the places he fought to protect continue to inspire people worldwide to discover and connect with nature. (Only granddaughter) He told the interviewer, "The more I study him and the things he did, the more amazed I am. 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. Roosevelt left behind reporters and his Secret Service agents for the company of two park rangers, an army packer, John Muir and the wild. He leads nature journal workshops and field trips for practitioners and teachers. Muir also grumbled about the cost of transporting her several trunks of clothes. In 1859 Louie's formal education began as a day student at Miss Atkins Young Ladies Seminary across the Bay in Benicia. Walter Muir -Stan Muir - deceased. When she was born in 1881, Muir wrote, I am now the happiest man in the world. Shortly after Wandas birth, and at Louies persuasion, Muir left for Alaska writing the first of many letters to her demonstrating his longing for home and family. Dr. Carr later became a professor at University of California, and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. John Muir's Daughter. John Muir's Father-in-Law. Begins 1000 mile walk to Florida and then to Cuba. Also at this time, Louie Wanda Strenzel who he had been seeing on occasion since they met in 1874, became a bigger part of his life and the two soon fell in love. They began correspondence in 1865. "Both ocean and sky are already about as rosy as possible the one with stars, the other with dulse, and foam, and wild light." She made sure her only remaining child, Louie, received an extensive education and pursued her talent as a pianist. May 27, 1916, d. December 9, 2004 You'll think you're back in the mountains. The two Scots had differing opinions on many topics. Sierra Club and "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet" are registered trademarks of the Sierra Club. Over the rest of Roosevelt's administration, he set aside 148,000,000 acres of forest reserves and the number of national parks doubled. Immediately after his camping trip with Roosevelt, Muir went on a world tour through Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Importing seeds and cuttings from around the world, Dr. Strentzel employed new scientific methods in horticulture, exhibiting oranges and award-winning wines as early as 1861. John Muir Laws points out his favorite painting details in this piece by Tony Foster from inside of Deer Cave in Borneo and gives us an appreciation for this unusual and particularly challenging subject! When the National Park Service began restoring the Muir-Strentzel House, she was very helpful in sharing memories of what the house looked like in the early 1900s. Petrified Forest becomes a national monument. He believed only government control and limitations would guarantee the protection of forests. John Muir Laws, naturalist, educator and artist, has taught people to connect to nature through journaling since 1990. They became close friends for the next forty years, until Keith's death in 1911. He was eight at the time, and when his family next went . Much of their correspondence is recorded in Letters from a Friend. It was during this time that Muir realized that he loved nature more than anything else and decided that instead of going to medical school as he had originally planned, he wanted to study botany. Muir did not relegate Louie to an anonymous life in the background -- this is what she herself preferred. He traveled by boat to Cuba with the ultimate goal of going to Brazil's Amazon rainforest. As America's most famous naturalist and conservationist, Muir fought to protect the wild places he loved, places we can still visit today. It drives its victims in flocks, repressing the growth of individuality. Naturally, Muir approved. After he traveled through the Sequoia belt of the Sierra Nevada, he became impassioned to save them from loggers that were destroying the forests. In 1882, Dr. Strentzel built a 17-room mansion on a knoll overlooking his vast orchards, about a mile from his original home. 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. Although several illnesses throughout her life kept her mostly at home, in her heart she had an adventurous spirit. In this video John Muir Laws breaks down this artwork of the Grand Canyon from structural, geologic, and artistic perspectives to help us understand just how Foster went about creating this challenging piecehis largest ever! Mary Atkins was born in Jefferson, Ohio, in 1819 and was an 1845 graduate of Oberlin College. Muir turned his conservation efforts specifically towards his desire that the U.S. government establish more national parks. Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights | Ever your wife, Louie." In 1880 Dwinell married Louie and John. Muir went against the widely-accepted opinions of Josiah Whitney, the leading geologist of that region, who said that earthquakes formed the valley. "After a whole day in the woods, we are already immortal." He is a naturalist, artist, and educator who has dedicated his work to connecting people to nature through art and science. This site is a resource of tools for your journey. She was fifty-eight years old. In September 1865, John Muir wrote to a friend, "How intensely I desire to be a Humboldt!". "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out I found, was really going in." He later recollected that he believed the experience was completely worth the risk. In 1890, unchecked grazing, logging and tourism were damaging Yosemite. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. - John Muir. John Muir Laws breaks down the hydrology and geology of the Atacama Desert, the driest place on earth, and provides artistic insights about this painting by Tony Foster. He needed more time in the mountains, away from civilization. Muir's conservation legacy lives on at the John Muir National Historic Site and in our daily actions. Married to Galloway, David - husband of Sarah Muir (1828 - 1884) Muir, Daniel (Dan) - (b. June 29, 1843; died on January 24,1923). Dana and Gibbs, and down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake (with John Swett and J.B. McChesney, 1875), Mt. 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. The shock and horror of the accident for Muir finally pushed him to leave industry work forever. In this video John Muir Laws reveals how Fosters intentional use of contrasting warm and cool hues creates depth and atmospheric perspective in this painting of the sacred Machapuchare mountain. Summer sheepherder in high Sierra;returned to live in Yosemite to work for Hutchings, to operate sawmill; began exploration for signs of glaciers. A copy of the Strentzel's invitation to the Annual Examination of the Pupils survives. Muir's descriptions of glaciers and sequoias brought the beauty of nature to readers nationwide. By this time, Muir had gained some recognition for both his knowledge of and passion for the region. Among the classical piano pieces Louie learned was Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique. Muir reported the outing rather differently, writing that when they rounded a corner and Mt. Wanda Muir was the eldest of John Muir's two daughters, sister of Helen Muir. Louie The Muirs' daughter Wanda was born March 25, 1881, and daughter Helen on January 23, 1886. ", 5. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Eventually Muir gave in to her perseverance and on June 17, 1879, they became engaged, the day before Muir's first trip to Alaska. 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. Strentzel was born in Poland, but after the unsuccessful Polish revolution of 1830, fled to Hungary. Appleseeds 13.7 (2011): 6. "I might have become a millionaire, but I chose to become a tramp! 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. John Muir's Wife. A second daughter, Lotta, was born in 1851 but lived only four months. If Louie hadn't married Muir, she possibly could have had a career in music had she wanted to. Steep Trails, 7. After bouts of pneumonia and tuberculosis, Helen moved south to Daggett, CA. Louie was graded on 22 different subjects and scored a perfect 10 on virtually all of them. For example, in Keith's early career, he included great detail in his paintings and worked hard, following John Ruskin's admonition "to copy nature," to recreate the scene with great accuracy. We have a commodious house with pleasant surroundings, in the midst of orchards and vineyards in full view of Martinez and Benicia". Bob Hanna - deceased. 641 Delaware Avenue He then went to work in a factory in Indianapolis where he worked his way up until 1867 when he had an accident that left him temporarily blind. Muir urged people to write politicians and "make their lives wretched until they do what is right by the woods." Once she graduated in 1864 she decided to return home to the ranch in Martinez and focus on fruit ranching and hybridizing. ", 8. With a plant press in his backpack, Muir walked more than 1,000 miles from Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico, gathering specimens along the way. At age 67, Dr. Strentzel gained the son he had always wanted. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt signed into existence five national parks, 18 national monuments, 55 national bird sanctuaries and wildlife refuges, and 150 national forests (Source for forgoing: "100th Anniversary of President Theodore Roosevelt and Naturalist John Muir's Visit at Yosemite National Park" - National Park Service Press Release (May 15, 2003). Dr. John Strentzel was born in Lublin, Poland, November 29, 1813. "Civilization has not much to brag about. Louisa Wanda Strentzel was born in Texas in 1847. Camping on the edge of Yosemite Valley, he was enthralled like never before. Friends and family encouraged Muir to write. Find a Nature Journaling Mentor Near You! The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. John of the Mountains, 6. As increased settlement ended the western frontier in 1890, people began to worry about using resources wisely. Richard Hanna: Deceased 5/9/92. In his excitement, he even climbed a very dangerous ridge by a waterfall and clung onto the rock face just so he could get closer to the water. Letters to a Friend, July 26, 1868 (about Yosemite), 12. Son of the Wilderness, 16. Called "America's Best Idea," the United States' unique system of protecting natural and cultural heritage spurred other countries to do the same. A friend said that Helen had a convertible that she drove quite fast along the dry washes in the desert. Jack talks about how paying sustained, compassionate attention to nature, and to the . Muir's grandfather helped kindle Muir's love of nature at an early age by taking him on walks through the Scottish countryside. Eventually he relegated the girls' practicing to the soundproof brick room supporting the water tank at the rear of the house. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace. John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Wanda and Mt. He was the 2013 Natures Inspiration Honoree, Committee for Green Foothills. Muir transformed his adventures into articles and books that sparked peoples' interest in nature. He also found time to be a school trustee and president of the Martinez Gas and Electric Company. Laws is the founder and host of the Nature Journal Club, a family-friendly, intergenerational community that connects with nature through art and field journaling. The makeshift altar was decorated with white Astrakhan apple blossoms. Mills' friend Dr. I.E. By that time Benicia had four schools: the Episcopal School for Boys, the Catholic School for Girls, C.J. John Muir spent the next decade of his life immersed in the wild, particularly in the Sierra Nevadas in California. 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. Wanda. For his part, Keith kept after Muir to take the detail out of his writing. John and Louie He began acting as an advisor to the National Forestry Commission that President Cleveland created in 1896. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. In January of 1886, the Muirs had another daughter they named Helen. "The whole day, I was her shadow," he recalls. Lottie only lived 4 months and Johnny passed away at age 9. A copy of their Marriage Certificate, signed by Dr. Dwinell and witness Mrs. M.A. "There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoiasour people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their Children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all unmarred," said Theodore Roosevelt. 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