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Year: 2010
Video of Day 1
This is kind of rough footage, but I think it will give you a feel for what it’s like to be at the conference and hopefully you’ll want to come next time. Laurapalooza Trip Day 1 This video covers Day…
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Issue 17, Summer 2010
The newest issue of the Homesteader is complete and ready for order. In this issue: Two versions of Laura’s gingerbread recipe are floating around. How did one recipe become two? Sarah Uthoff investigates, plus offers tips on making Laura’s gingerbread…
And One More on the Way: Outside of Windom MN
Charles and Caroline Ingalls Sign Ingalls Homestead Outside of Windom, MN If you take Interstate 90 to Walnut Grove, you have the choice of two main roads to take from I-90 up to Highway 14 – Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic…
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News from Mankato
The Mankato Free Press featured LauraPalooza in its Currents section this weekend. You can read the article here.
New Laura News … ?
Hmmm. What news could the South Dakota State Historical Society Press have? From their blog: And, finally, just to be a terrible tease, the SDSHS Press will have big news concerning Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pamela Smith Hill in the…
And One More on the Way: McCone Sodhouses
McCone Sod House The McCone Sodhouses are just outside of Sanborne, Minnesota, just a mile or so off of Highway 14. Sometimes information about it will say it’s in Sanborne, but that’s deceptive (trust me Vicki Hughes and I drove…
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And One More on the Way: Native American Sites
Pipestone National Monument One thread of the conference looks at the relationship of the “Little House” Books and Native Americans. If you want to make it a thread of your trip too, there are several Native American sites you can…
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Get In Under the Wire With Old Homesteader Pricing
At this very moment, the Homesteader staff is working on new pricing for the newsletter: single issues, subscriptions, and back packages. Once the current edition, Issue 17, Summer 2010, goes to press — in time to share at LauraPalooza —…
And One More on the Way: Fond Memories
Fond Memories I always urge everyone to take the time to walk around a Laura homesite towns because you just can’t get a proper feel for them speeding through in a car. One of the nifty things you can find…
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