Uncle John

John McLaren built Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and much else besides. He’s a fascinating character

Bannock burn and brig

By Kieren / July 29, 2021

As I’m working through the life of John McLaren, and trying to understand him, little intriguing alleyways open up. I […]

By Kieren / July 12, 2021

You know you are really digging in to a topic when you buy a specialist dictionary for the task. And

By Kieren / June 30, 2021

I’ve started building a massive research database about John McLaren for my book – including typing up verbatim a bunch

By Kieren / June 11, 2021

I’ve decided – at least in the first draft – to start my book on John McLaren with his death.

By Kieren / June 2, 2021

I met up with the general manager of Golden Gate Park last week – a lovely man called Dave Iribarne

By Kieren / May 25, 2021

I love tracking down a good story. So I was excited to receive in the post this weekend a package

By Kieren / April 28, 2021

Well, it took over a week of repeat efforts, including shifting hosting company, updating WordPress, deleting old plugins and old