We said we’d let you know when it was time, and it’s time: you can now order memberships and T-shirts from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association online. It’s all explained here.
Month: January 2010
Get Out and Walk
Lots of people making a Laura trip — what we tend to call a trip to Laura’s homesite towns — for the first time, especially those who haven’t researched much beforehand, might not know what to expect. But the more…
For Your Download Pleasure: The Long Winter Radio Show
Courtesy of Homeschool Radio Shows via Homeschool Freebie of the Day — this just in: An audio of a radio show that dramatizes The Long Winter. It’s old-fashioned and lovely. I just finished listening to it. Here’s what Homeschool Radio…
Happy Birthday, Mary
We previously announced a birthday party for Mary Ingalls hosted by the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky, for this coming Saturday morning, January 9, from 10 am to noon. Response has been so…
Founding the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association
I’ve been working behind the scenes for several weeks, now, to create the organization that makes LauraPalooza possible. It began with discussions last summer, as the group behind Beyond Little House, and several of our online friends, met in De…
Miss Kirkus and Her Discoveries (Laura’s Editors, Part 1)
Kirkus Reviews has been in the news recently, following the December announcement that the book review service would be closing down after 76 years. Unless you work in a library or bookstore you’ve probably never even seen a print copy…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Book Lore, Children's Books, Cultural Impact, Editors, Little House in the Big Woods, Virginia Kirkus, Wendy, Writings and Works
Do You Like Us? Do You Really Like Us?
The folks behind Beyond Little House want to know what you think of what we’re doing here. Do you find the site useful? Why do you like it? What does it offer you? We’re compiling testimonials to display on the…
Fixing Links and More Conference Details
Happy New Year, everyone! Have you all had your oyster soup? We’re still working on spiffing up the site. Lots of you have written in reporting on broken links and other problems. Thanks so much, and please keep them coming.…