Guest post by Amanda Morris Now that the family has realized its dream of sending Mary off to college for the blind, it is also time for Laura and Carrie to go back to school. The chapter opens with the…
Month: May 2011
Each in His Place
I know a farm woman who is wearing overalls this spring at her outdoor work. “They wear overalls in the munition factories,” she says. “Isn’t the raising of food to preserve life as important as the making of shells to…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 10: Mary Goes to College
The last day came. Tomorrow Mary was going away. She would finally be able to go to the Iowa College for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa. When I was a young girl, reading this chapter, it was sad and I…
Laurapalooza 2012 Is July 12-14–We Want Your Input
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association board is in the early planning stages for next year’s Laurapalooza. Mark your calendars now for July 12-14, 2012. One of our projects at present is working out special benefits for members…
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ATTENTION LIWRA Members!
If you joined after May 1st or have been in communication with me after May 1st ignore this, but everyone else should have received their welcome letter and membership card by now. If you haven’t (and remember some of you…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Yesterday morning, my adult daughter and I were talking about Laura and her Ma and Mother’s Day. Of course, Mother’s Day didn’t exist during Laura’s childhood, but there was never any doubt that Laura honored her mother. My daughter, Jamie,…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 9: Blackbirds
Guest post by Teresa Lynn (aka TLynn) This chapter begins with the same optimism found in the book so far, with the revelation that Mary is at long last going to be able to go to college in the fall. …
Little Town on the Prairie Read-Along Chapter Offer
Due to an illness and a little scrambling of the chapter posts, I find myself with two chapters to cover in a row. I don’t mind, really I don’t! But I do know there were one or two readers who…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 8: Fourth of July
The Fourth of July. Here in Michigan it’s hard to imagine the fourth of July. We’ve barely enjoyed any spring here and I’m having a hard time believing that it’ll ever be summer! It started, very early, with a BOOM…
Charter Memberships Coming to a Close
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association was founded in July 2009. Our first goal was to establish an on-going conference about Laura, but hope to eventually be able to support fandom other ways. When we started it was…
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