Kitty Latane
I just got the sad news that Kitty Latane, the longtime editor of the Notes from Pepin — the official newsletter of the Laura Ingalls Wilder organization in Pepin, Wisconsin — has resigned from her position. Latane (pronounced Lah-tan-ay) has done a marvelous job with this newsletter, and I’m sure all of Laura fandom will join me in giving her a round of applause for all her hard work.
Kitty has been a major force in keeping the Laura in the Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin. She organizes the Buckskinner Rendezvous/traditional craft demonstration as well as the essay contest, and she presents a fascinating program on Pepin’s history at the time Laura lived there and which buildings still remain from that time. Kitty is also the co-author of The Village of Pepin at the Time of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Kitty is known worldwide as a tinsmith, and she makes a limited-edition tin cookie cutter in a Laura design for each September’s Laura Days celebration. Here’s Kitty’s website about her tinsmithing.
Her husband, Tom, who also does a lot with the craft demonstration, has a separate page with photos of their shop and forge. Be sure to visit their shop on the main street of Pepin if you visit.
Sarah S. Uthoff, Trundle Bed Tales
Thank you for your kind words. It has been a pleasure to meet all of you who are so enthusiastic about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her world, and I hope I will continue to see you in the traditional crafts area of Pepin’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Days.