| 1838 |
April 21, John Muir born in Dunbar, Scotland. |
| 1841 |
Began school at the age of three. |
| 1849 |
Immigration to Wisconsin at the age of 11. |
| 1860 |
Left home to exhibit his inventions at State Agriculture Fair in Madison, Wisconsin; brief jobs; enrolls at the University of Wisconsin. |
| 1861-1862 |
Attends University of Wisconsin for 2-1/2 years, teaches school during the winter, forms a friendship with the Carr's. |
| 1863 |
Left the University; foot tour of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Canada. |
| 1866 |
Indianapolis: worked for manufacturer of carriage parts. |
| 1867 |
Eye injury. Begins 1000 mile walk to Florida and then to Cuba. |
| 1868 |
Voyage to California: landed in San Francisco, March 28, and walked across the valley; worked at ranch of Pat Delaney. |
| 1869 |
Summer sheepherder in high Sierra;returned to live in Yosemite to work for Hutchings, to operate sawmill; began exploration for signs of glaciers. |
| 1871 |
Met Emerson in Yosemite. |
| 1872 |
Began to publish articles in leading magazines. |
| 1873 |
Continuous residence in Yosemite ended. |
| 1874 |
Met the Strentzels in Alhambra Valley. |
| 1875 |
Lived in Bay Area writing magazine articles; trips to mountains; Utah. |
| 1879 |
Proposed to Louie Strentzel; First Alaska trip with S. Hall Young; discovery of Glacier Bay, Muir Glacier. |
| 1880 |
April 14: Marriage of John Muir (42) and Louie (33); Second trip to Alaska, adventure with Stickeen. |
| 1881 |
John Swett bought ranch adjoining Muir holdings.Birth of Wanda Muir; third trip to Alaska aboard the Corwin. |
| 1880-1882 |
Construction of the mansion. |
| 1882 |
Beginning of extensive ranching period. |
| 1886 |
Birth of Helen Muir. |
| 1888 |
Trip to Mt.Rainier; editor and contributor of Picturesque California, two volumes. |
| 1890 |
Alaska trip to Muir Glacier; death of Dr. Strentzel;Muir family move to mansion. |
| 1890 |
Yosemite becomes a National Park. |
| 1892 |
Founding of the Sierra Club, end of ranching career for John Muir. |
| 1893 |
Trip to Europe with William Keith. |
| 1894 |
Mountains of California published. |
| 1899 |
Mt. Rainier National Park established; member of Harriman Alaska Expedition. |
| 1901 |
Our National Parks published. |
| 1903 |
Theodore Roosevelt visited Yosemite. |
| 1904 |
World tour. |
| 1905 |
Helen ill, Adamana, Arizona for recovery; death of Louie Strentzel Muir, August 6. |
| 1906 |
San Francisco earthquake, repair of house, marriage of Wanda to Thomas Hanna. Petrified Forest becomes a national monument. |
| 1907 |
Fight to save Hetch-Hetchy Valley. |
| 1908 |
Grand Canyon National Park established. Muir Woods National Monument established. |
| 1909 |
Stickeen Published (John's only children story). |
| 1910 |
Helen married Buel Funk. |
| 1911 |
My First Summer in the Sierra Published. |
| 1911-1912 |
Trip to South America and Africa (73 years old). |
| 1912 |
The Yosemite Published. |
| 1913 |
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth Published. |
