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| Programme: 150th Anniversary of Muir's Departure for America |
Dunbar's John Muir Association has arranged a programme of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of John Muir's departure for America from Dunbar on February 19th 1849.
This year's John Muir Exhibition will include a display of proposals for the future development of the John Muir House as an educational and tourist centre.
Our Lady of the Waves Church Hall: Bar and Refreshments.
Tickets £3.00 & £1.50
Bairns you need na' learn your lessons tonight for we're gaun to America the morn!
Dunbar children re-live John Muir's last journey from his house on the High Street to Dunbar Railway Station from where, as a boy of nearly 11, he and his father took the train to Helensburgh and thereafter sailed to a new life in America.
Corn Exchange: Bar and Refreshments.
Tickets £3.00 & £1.50
Nigel Hawkins and Graham White will give an illustrated talk about the life and legacy of John Muir.
Narthex, Dunbar Parish Church