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Fountain Lake Farm-- A Pioneer Homestead That Influenced a Nation

A Preliminary Thesis Proposal- March 23, 1987 (includes Introduction, Objectives, Methods, and Value of the Study)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yvn6K2KFTL4z62Ye8EzNhCB5linD-m41?ogsrc=32

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Restoring the Boyhood Place of John Muir

Restoration and management notes for Fountain Lake Farm proposed by Erik Brynildson in June, 1987.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/1k68Ex6qwak83kU_1oRtqWNO4GE7vu5nA/

The Emergence of the Wildife Awareness Manager (Essay- Spring, 1988) 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14beA5HJoYQckhtsmsgt8_Ho7cIV9kXQK/view?usp=sharing

Restoring the Fountain of John Muir's Youth by Erik R. Brynildson

Article originally appeared in the Wisconsin Academy Review (December, 1988- quarterly journal of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 1922 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705) Copyright 1988- Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Used with permission. Revised by the author for the John Muir Exhibit, January, 1996.

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/geography/wisconsin/restoring_the_fountain_of_john_muirs_youth_by_erik_r_brynildson.aspx

Read the full text article here:

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=article&did=WI.v35i1.ERBrynildson&id=WI.v35i1&isize=M

Courier: News Magazine of the National Park Service- Vol. 33, No. 4 (see . 28)
http://npshistory.com/newsletters/courier/courier-v33n4.pdf
Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Dec. 1989- A Synecological Approach to Species Preservation
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=HTML&rgn=div1&byte=1853922599

Dedication Speech by Erik Brynildson for Fountain Lake Farm National Historic Landmark

A speech delivered by Erik Brynildson on April 5,1991 at the dedication ceremony for Fountain Lake Farm National Historic Landmark, Muir Memorial Park, Marquette County, Wisconsin.

https://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/geography/wisconsin/erik_brynildson_dedication_speech_at_fountain_lake_farm.aspx

The Story of My Boyhood and Youth by John Muir (Audio Book)
Listen to John Muir's autobiography about his childhood on Fountain Lake Farm (in 6 parts):
Part 1:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E53UYA_brGs
Part 2:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j4ECN4puys
Part 3:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwbZByhrsb4
Part 4:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJgxppUiDA
Part 5:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB5f1DaUT1A
Part 6:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5FkJX8u2Nk
Belgian Historic District in Door County, Wisconsin- Research by Erik Brynildson and William Tishler

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