Laura pops up in all aspects of my life, it seems. Even in other books. Right now — that is, when I’m not reading The Long Winter, which I’ll post about in the next day or so — I’m in…
Year: 2010
Mary’s Birthday
Today is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Mary Amelia Ingalls. It’s also the 174th birthday of her father, Charles Ingalls (Pa), but as nobody threw him a party, let’s just talk about Mary. Despite frigid temperatures and snowy…
Update on “Caroline Years” Author Maria D. Wilkes
When HarperCollins decided to create a series of spin-off books featuring various extended family members of Laura Ingalls Wilder, they made each author assume a pseudonym that began Wil- so that they would appear besides Laura on bookshop shelves. Maria…
The Long Winter in January? Why Not?
One thing (among many) noticeable on Facebook is that everyone talks about the weather. As in life, I suppose. And winter, it seems, has arrived but good. Everywhere. Recently, it snowed in Houston. Right now, it’s snowing in Florida and…
Online Ordering For T-shirts Now Available!
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.
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…
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