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Name: Wisconsin's John Muir: An Exhibit Celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service
Start: 2024-08-01
End: 2024-08-29
Location: Pleasant Prairie Historical Society

Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Thursday, August 29, 2024

Part of History Makers Tour - SE

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Pleasant Prairie Historical Society

3875 116th St

Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158

info@pleasantprairiehistoricalsociety.org

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The Wisconsin History Makers Tour will bring history directly to local communities in every region of the state through pop-up exhibits, artifact displays, public programs, art installations, and other activities. The History Makers Tour is presented by Culver's and is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grant Number: MA-253159-OMS-23.

The traveling display "Wisconsin's John Muir: An Exhibit Celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service" explores Muir's youth in Wisconsin, his advocacy for national parks and his views on environmental issues such as logging, hunting and climate change. Its eight panels share facsimiles of images and manuscripts from the Society's library and archives alongside Muir quotes and interpretive texts.

The Muir display and reading program is funded by bequests from John A. Peters and the Kenyon and Mary Follett family.