Much of their correspondence is recorded in Letters from a Friend. Strentzel was born in Poland, but after the unsuccessful Polish revolution of 1830, fled to Hungary. 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. He has been journaling for decades, has written many books on nature journaling and is working tirelessly to bring nature into the minds and hearts of people across the world. ", 6. Bob Hanna: Deceased. In 1890, there was only one national park - Yellowstone. John Muir Laws takes a close look at Tony Foster's major watercolor of the East (Kangshung) Face of Mount Everest, painted en plein air above the Kama Valley in Tibet at 15,400'. She enjoyed hiking, climbing, riding her horse, reading about football, playing her guitar, and observing plants and animals. The Yosemite, 8. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." On a very stormy April 14, 1880, they were married in the Strentzel's white house with white Astrakan apple blossoms decorating the home. 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. 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. Mills had purchased property in Alameda County and in 1870 broke ground for Mills College there. He also found time to be a school trustee and president of the Martinez Gas and Electric Company. Although Muir had planned to remain home as a much as possible, a few months later he took the rare opportunity to sail to the Arctic and spend a few months visiting Inuit villages and collecting botanical specimens. Rainier, a sketch of Wanda, The Berkeley Oaks, and portraits of Dr. Strentzel and Mrs. Strentzel. He made his way to New York City which took him by boat to Panama. Roosevelt was very impressed with Muir, and the experience re-enforced his conservationist stance. Mt. "But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. 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 leads nature journal workshops and field trips for practitioners and teachers. 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. Over the years, that love has grown into a commitment to stewardship and a passion to share the delight of exploring nature with others. The doctor bought 20 acres of land and used his Hungarian vineyard knowledge to begin experimenting with a wide variety of grapes, fruit and nut trees, as well as ornamental plantings. 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. In 2009, he received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in Environmental Education. On April 14th, 1880, at the age of 41, John Muir finally married Louie. So much has been made of Muir's life that Louie's life and contributions are hardly known. After her marriage in 1905 at age 24, Wanda moved into the adobe house on the property with her husband and college sweetheart, Thomas Hanna. That night, during the campfire discussion, Muir's main focus of conversation was not only the need for forest preservation but also his concern that the California State Grant of Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove, surrounded in 1892 by Yosemite National Park, be receded to the United States for inclusion in the park. "No amount of word-making will ever make a single soul to 'know' these mountains. It drives its victims in flocks, repressing the growth of individuality." Trip to South America and Africa (73 years old). Muir turned his conservation efforts specifically towards his desire that the U.S. government establish more national parks. It was her first and only trip there and was a mistake from the start. Website Help. John Muir's Father-in-Law. Also in 1906, Muir was able to convince Roosevelt to establish the Petrified Forest National Monument to protect the fossilized trees of Arizona. Once here, the family established a ferry, hotel, and store along the Toulumne River serving men heading to and from the gold fields. He told the interviewer, "The more I study him and the things he did, the more amazed I am. 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. John Muir was the third of the eight children born to Ann Gilrye and Daniel Muir, in Dunbar, Scotland. He's based out of California, where he teaches nature exploration and field sketching classes. Dr. Strentzel bought 20 acres of land to experiment with a variety of fruit-growing techniques. 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! By that time Benicia had four schools: the Episcopal School for Boys, the Catholic School for Girls, C.J. Attends University of Wisconsin for 2-1/2 years, teaches school during the winter, forms a friendship with the Carr's. Today the club has over one million members. He is the primary author and editor of the curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. Keith's Mt. He explored the valley and climbed the Sierra Mountains, which at this time were part of a state park. 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. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. Her sister was Wanda Muir Hanna (1881 - 1942). April 14: Marriage of John Muir (42) and Louie (33); Second trip to Alaska, adventure with Stickeen. Name: John Muir Birth Year: 1838 Birth date: April 21, 1838 Birth City: Dunbar Birth Country: Scotland Gender: Male Best Known For: Naturalist, writer and advocate of U.S. forest conservation,. Muir urged people to write politicians and "make their lives wretched until they do what is right by the woods." He and his wife settled on his father-in-law's fruit ranch in Martinez, California, which was . Drawn by the gold rush in 1849, the Strentzels packed up their belongings and children and joined a wagon train along a harrowing journey west to California. Letters to a Friend, July 26, 1868 (about Yosemite), 12. A pacifist opposed to the Civil War, the twenty-seven-year-old Muir had left his family's Wisconsin farm the previous year and traveled to Michigan. "Mama loved flowers, especially fragrant ones," Helen recalled in her memoirs about her parents. "It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Dr. Dwinell was known to both families: He founded the Sacramento Literary Institute to which Muir lectured in 1876 and 1879; and he was a good friend of Cyrus Mills who purchased the YLS from Miss Atkins in 1865 and who later founded Mills College in Oakland. 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. Dana and Gibbs, and down Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake (with John Swett and J.B. McChesney, 1875), Mt. Apparently, she wanted to sell the school, for Mills inspected the property later and purchased it for $5000. is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Both girls accompanied their father on walks in the nearby hills, and Muir named two of the peaks Mt. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. And this is not the end of the world; we should just create a new and improved hypothesis. Mark Elbroch. From the time they first met, John Muir spent much time talking with his future father-in-law, sharing their common interest in plants. He bought land and became a fruit rancher so that he could hold a steady occupation to support their family. 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. FREE ADMISSION | OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, Copyright 2021 Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation, The Foster, 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 94303. the john muir exhibit - people - louie strentzel muir, Home In 2011 he was the Educator of the Year for the California Institute for Biodiversity. John (Jack) Muir Laws. The third night of camping was at the edge Bridalveil Meadow in Yosemite Valley, where President Roosevelt was Muir's captive audience to hear a convincing plea for Yosemite wilderness and for setting aside other areas in the United States for park purposes. We must all be willing to let go of our hypotheses as quickly as we make them, for fifteen feet down the trail, further evidence may disprove or current thinking. Dr. John Strentzel was born in Lublin, Poland, November 29, 1813. The oldest son, Muir Funk, did not because his first name was Muir. 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. He wrote several more articles which successfully built up his reputation in the scientific community and made him more and more into a public figure. The shock and horror of the accident for Muir finally pushed him to leave industry work forever. You'll think you're back in the mountains. John Muirs mother-in-law, Louisiana Erwin Strentzel, demonstrated the spirit and courage women needed to survive life as American Pioneers. People came to view and write about the famous "Alhambra gardens" of Dr. Strentzel. @JohnMuirLaws 39.7K subscribers http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/ Nature Drawing Play all Instructional videos on drawing and sketching in nature. 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. Helen ill, Adamana, Arizona for recovery; death of Louie Strentzel Muir, August 6. "The sun shines not on us but in us." He is a 2010 TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow with the National Audubon Society. Muir commented to Mrs. Strentzel that they almost made a Granger of him that day, and she recorded that in her diary. John Muir's Grandchildren: Wanda: Married Thomas Hanna in 1906 and had six children John Hanna: Lives in Napa, CA (as of 2004) of her sons changed their name from Funk to Muir in 1940) Eventually Dr. Dwinell became a trustee of Mills College. On one occasion he saved the life of a man who had been struck in the head with a pickaxe. Thank you for your support in 2022, Join me for a special 2-part Owl-o-ween Drawing Cl, Together with a small team of hardworking folks, I, Exploring Monterey, CA. Helen's room overlooked the train track, tunnels, and trestle, on the side of Mt. After her sister Helens birth, Wanda adopted the role of protective older sibling. Indianapolis: worked for manufacturer of carriage parts. John Muir, Jr. (1909 - 1955) Russel L. Gail Margaret (Maggie) May - (b. January 16, 1873), Married Arthur B. Coleman on 12/28/1893). John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. She was devoted to her parents, however, and chose to remain with them on their fruit ranch, helping them run their large and thriving business. His family was well-to-do, and able to provide a life of "being attended with all desirable comforts". He is a 2010 TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow with the National Audubon Society. In the meantime, he continued to explore and climb as many mountains as possible, in particular becoming the first person to climb the 13,300-foot Mount Ritter. | What's New & About this Site, Home | "But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." Floy Hutchings led Keith and two other painters to Muir who was at his cabin below the Royal Arches. San Francisco earthquake, repair of house, marriage of Wanda to Thomas Hanna. Tony Foster was inspired to paint en plein air in this remote region by his luminary, conservationist and author Kari Herbert. Muir's conservation legacy lives on at the John Muir National Historic Site and in our daily actions. "I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out I found, was really going in." Louisa Wanda Strentzel was born in Texas in 1847. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls. ", 10. The key to developing a closer connection with nature is deliberately enhancing your powers of observation and wonder. 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. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. 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. He shares videos of the classes online with an international community of nature artists. Here in Martinez, they cared for their 6 children and 3 adopted children, maintaining a close relationship with Muir. The seminary was located in an old residence built by a Captain Randall at 153 West I Street between First and Second Streets. From there, Muir traveled with a companion he met on the boat to Yosemite Valley. 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. There is no computer program that can replicate the richness of seeing a flower up close, the intrigue of geeking out with bugs, or the calm of laying on your back and watching clouds. "It's always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. In 1882, Dr. Strentzel built a 17-room mansion on a knoll overlooking his vast orchards, about a mile from his original home. Shasta, Sierra Scene, Yosemite (on a cigar box lid), Mt. Petrified Forest becomes a national monument. He teaches free, weekly online workshops on nature journaling techniques and supports teachers and parents develop best practices to teach nature journaling to kids and adults. 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. In this issue we discuss one of these friends, landscape artist William Keith. A world of infinite beauty and discovery waits just beyond the point where we usually stop paying attention. The city wanted to petition congress to remove the valley's protection so that it could be turned into a water reservoir. Nature offers us peace, a rich and meaningful place to learn. He experienced fantastic adventures - climbing a 100-foot tree in a thunderstorm, inching across a narrow ice bridge in Alaska, and spending a night in a blizzard on Mt. There is nothing that has a right to be considered besides this except the welfare of our children.". NY a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. John Muir played many roles in his life, all of which helped him succeed in his role as an advocate for Nature. They were interested in the violin, guitar, and piano and needed to practice. With more than one million members, this grassroots group continues Muir's work to this day. Lyell came into view, "Keith dashed forward, shouting and gesticulating and waving his arms like a madman." She was fifty-eight years old. She stayed close to home because she wanted to, preferring not to be away more than a day or two. He later recollected that he believed the experience was completely worth the risk. Son of the Wilderness, 16. One song he particularly liked was named "Hold the Fort." He is also a primary author and editor of the interdisciplinary curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. Muir Funk - deceased. 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. For there wasn't one of us that could not walk comfortably twenty miles, or if necessary, do anything that has to be done around a camp from cooking a camp meal to packing a mule.. She is buried next to her husband, Buel Alvin Funk in the Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Ontario, California. "Make The Mountains Glad: John And The SIERRA. He took a train across the isthmus and then went by boat once more all the way to San Francisco, California. The 2nd Edition Opening the World through Journaling: Integrating art, science, and language arts, is written for CNPS by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, Emily Brueunig, and Celeste Lopez. 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. The Muirs moved to the small town of Martinez, California (near San Francisco), the year they were married. Eye injury. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong. 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. Muir's articles "The Treasures of Yosemite" and "Features of a Proposed Yosemite National Park" appeared in Century Magazine, which boasted more than one million readers. Learn more at www.johnmuirlaws.com. He teaches nature study and natural history workshops that incorporate illustration and scientific note-taking as a means to greater observation, memory, and curiosity. At the time, it must have seemed a pipe dream. 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. The painting did rescue Muir from a dismal, aploogetic, beginning, and during the lecture, Muir pronounced it "as topographically correct as it is beautiful and artistic.". "Civilization has not much to brag about. The Muirs' daughter Wanda was born March 25, 1881, and daughter Helen on January 23, 1886. She was sitting and drawing the flowers they were finding and Laws, fascinated, followed her and watched her draw. Muir went against the widely-accepted opinions of Josiah Whitney, the leading geologist of that region, who said that earthquakes formed the valley. After he split ways with his travel companion, Muir visited the gigantic sequoias of the region and marveled at their incredible height. Muir, however, wanted the area of the Yosemite region that was currently a state park to become a national one. John of the Mountain, 15. Shasta (1888), and Muir Woods (1908). Web. "It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of Nature I was ever permitted to enter." He is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his Naturalists Notebook column. En Espaol | He had the most incredible way of describing things, in words I wouldn't even think of.". Later that became known facetiously as the Music Room. Perhaps Dr. Strentzel's last years can best be described in his own words. Muir Woods National Monument established. He began to gain mechanical skills and made a few small inventions, even making his own alarm clock. At YLS a neat personal appearance was important notwithstanding the admonition that "no student is to tarry before a mirror for more than three seconds." by. When Louie wasn't overseeing the daily duties at the ranch she was working on her garden around the farm house. 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. 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. After bouts of pneumonia and tuberculosis, Helen moved south to Daggett, CA. He wrote in a short autobiography: "My faithful companion (Louisiana) and I live very comfortably and quietly in our declining years. The family operated an inn and then a farm where Louie's father, John Strentzel, began horticultural experiments. 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. A month later, Congress designated Yosemite a national park. Muir and the doctor were mutually impressed with each other, and a warm friendship began. Along with a few other companions, he explored Glacier Bay, expanding his research. 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. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with naturalist, artist and educator John Muir Laws to offer you a three class series covering the fundamenta. Helen died in Spokane, Washington, on June 17, 1964. Louie was buried in the. Terms and Conditions of Use | (Only granddaughter) Louisiana Strentzel renamed the Arroyo el Hambre the Alhambra Valley, after the sumptuous citadel of the Moorish kings of Spain" (Worster 279). 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. Cyrus Mills, a graduate of the Union Theological Seminary in New York, met Miss Atkins in Hawaii while the latter was on vacation there. At the age of 10, the family moved to the United States where they purchased an 80-acre tract of land near Portage, Wisconsin that Muir loved exploring. Steep Trails, 7. He used his influence to move public opinion and to pressure friends in Washington towards conservation. For that time, Muir's theory was written off. for the buildings and property and became owner as well as principal. "I might have become a millionaire, but I chose to become a tramp! 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