Kara Lindsay, “Laura” in Little House: The Musical, has taken a leave of absence from the production. She’ll return in Spokane on April 8. As of now, I’ve been unable to find information on why she left, and I would…
Month: February 2010
The Long Winter, Ch. 10: Three Days’ Blizzard
Guest post by Susan Hundt This chapter gives us an enticing glimpse of Almanzo and Royal’s day-to-day life, as well as some depth to Almanzo as a character as his adult back story is introduced to readers for the first…
Sign Up for More Long Winter Chapters
Our read-along is taking the slow train through the Tracy cut, but it is coming. Got a chapter in mind that you’d love to cover? Feel compelled to document when the family decides to crowd into the kitchen? (“No Trains”)…
Issue 16, Winter 2009-2010
The newest issue of the Homesteader is complete and ready for order. In this issue: extensive follow-up interviews with Kara “Laura” Lindsay and Kevin “Almanzo” Wilder, from the traveling Little House musical an update and more details on LauraPalooza, this…
Walnut Grove’s Making a Classroom Cookbook
Nicole Elzenga, Collections Manager at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, tells Beyond Little House that the museum is working on another cookbook to add to their collection. (“Tastes of Plum Creek: Volume II” was published in 2005…
The Long Winter, Chapter 9: Cap Garland
Guest post by Susan Barton Malphurs And so it begins. Learning at the schoolhouse, relationships that would blossom for years to come… and the snow. Named for the hero of so many hearts, the chapter opens with Laura thankful for the…
A Word from Willie
“They can’t ride on my velocipede!” The phrase springs into my head upon the mere mention of the name Willie Oleson. Willie is a fun character, I think. Like the character of Nellie, Willie in the book series is a…
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Fun in Mankato and Walnut Grove
Oh, I’m so excited. We’ve got some details to add about the Walnut Grove field trip and activities in Mankato this summer during LauraPalooza. First, two Walnut Grove natives, Denise Tietz and Catherine DeBates, are public relations students in my…
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Homesteader’s New Numbering System
The Homesteader just sent off its sixteenth issue. We’ve been in print for eight years! Sometimes I can’t quite believe that myself. All the thanks goes to you, the readers. Without an audience, there would be no Homesteader. I’d like…
Wading in Plum Creek
Plum Creek from the water surface One of the best experiences you can have at Walnut Grove is wading in Plum Creek at the Dugout Site. Make sure you bring along a towel and maybe a change of clothes with…