Laura was enjoying school. And it does sound like Laura is really enjoying school. She has good friends in Ida, Mary Power, and Minnie. She feels comfortable enough to play games with the little boys, when they ask, and not…
Year: 2011
40th Anniversary of De Smet Pageant
This year will be the 40th anniversary of the regular presentation of the De Smet Pageant. The De Smet Pageant rotates its story and this year will be doing By the Shores of Silver Lake. In addition to the normal…
From a Farm Woman to You
When Rose Wilder Lane wrote me about the street of the alchemists in the old city of Prague, it gave me a sense of shock that people, not so very long ago, should have credited anyone with the powers which…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 12: Snug for Winter
Guest post by Barb Boustead In sharp contrast to the start of the Long Winter, the Ingalls family is preparing itself for the worst that winter can bring by harvesting and moving to town before any blizzards can catch them…
Laurapalooza Merchandise Input
In our continuing work on Laurapalooza 2012, we are looking at what we are going to sell for the conference. Profit from all sales goes into supporting the conference and hopefully eventually into other projects that will support Laura fandom.…
Can you find the Little House connection?
We tap maple trees here on our property in Michigan and have a very small scale maple syrup processing operation. In my never ending quest for knowledge , I was recently reading Maple Sugar (a history, lore, and how-to of…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 11: Miss Wilder Teaches School
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…
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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