An interesting question keeps coming up in conversations about the Homesteader, especially with the release of the LauraPalooza edition: “Do you offer an online version?” The short answer is: No, we do not. But there is a follow-up to that…
Month: January 2011
LauraPalooza 2010 Issue of the Homesteader
When I started writing about LauraPalooza for the Homesteader, it became apparent pretty quickly that I had much more information than I could use in a single issue. So I decided to create a special LauraPalooza edition of the newsletter…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: LauraPalooza 2010: Legacies, The Homesteader Issues, The Homesteader Newsletter
Nicole Elzenga of Walnut Grove Museum Interviewed
Trundlebed Tales Radio had its first interview with Nicole Elzenga of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It aired live January 26, 2011, but you can still listen to it here or find it on iTunes. There…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Announcements, Events, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Nicole Elzenga, Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove MN
LIW Medal Presented to Tomie dePaola
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award presented to authors for their outstanding lifetime contribution to children’s literature has been awarded to Tomie dePaola. The award was created by the American Library Association in the 1950s as they realized many outstanding children’s…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: American Library Association, Announcements, Caldecott, Garth Williams, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, Laura's Legacy, Mansfield, Mansfield MO, Newbery
On the Road to Concord
Two weeks ago, I had an opportunity to travel from my home in Mankato, Minnesota, east, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The goal of my trip was to spend a day with my sister-in-law, Bridget, topped off by seeing the Broadway touring…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Caroline Quiner Ingalls (Ma), Charles Ingalls (Pa), Little House Travel, LIW-Related Items, On the Way Home, Uncategorized
Garth Williams’ “Prairie” Cover Art on Auction
Want to own an artistic piece of Little House history? Original pencil, watercolor, and pen-and-ink cover art for the Little House on the Prairie book cover, signed by Garth Williams, is on auction in Beverly Hills. Bidding begins on January…
Homesteader and LauraPalooza Update
Attention all LauraPalooza attendees and Homesteader subscribers: Two upcoming Homesteader issues will be released within the next month. The special LauraPalooza edition of the Homesteader is complete and should be available for ordering by January 25, 2011. The regular winter issue…
Want to Be a Part of Beyond Little House?
When we conceived Beyond Little House two years ago, we didn’t quite know for sure what we were starting. But we did have hope. We wanted to create a welcome public space for everyone who was a fan of Little…
Little House Meets the Sound of Music
If my Facebook friends are any proof, it seems that the worlds of Little House fandom and Sound of Music fandom have some overlap. I’ve loved the Sound of Music since I used to wait breathlessly for its one annual…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Bill Anderson, Prince and Lady, Random Little House Sightings, Sound of Music
Family Tree Hunt Ends in Walnut Grove and De Smet
A local Minnesota television station noticed that genealogy was a big movement in this country. They had one of their reports follow his family tree. Much to his surprise he found a connection to Laura and that led him to…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Ann Lesch, De Smet -- General, De Smet SD, Family Tree, Geneaology, Ingalls Homestead, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Nicole Elzenga, People, Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove MN