LauraPalooza, the conference of the national Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, is now open to everybody. Registration for the full conference will be open until May. Most of the information that you need is available on the registration…
Month: February 2012
Button collecting anyone?
I do admit to having a button collection. I’m not an avid button collector by any means, but I do frequently make stops at antique stores and am always on the lookout for anything Little House or Laura-related. I have…
LauraPalooza Preview Podcast
Join host Sarah Uthoff as she interviews Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association President Amy Lauters about the upcoming LauraPalooza conference in July. If you can tune in tonight, you ask questions by calling in or on the chatroom…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 10: Almanzo says Good-By
Guest post by Lauri Goforth The chapter starts with Laura deciding not to share with Ma and Pa about Mrs. Brewster and the knife. She decides that they wouldn’t let her go back and she’d never be able to teach…
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 9: The Superintendent’s Visit
Guest post by Amanda Two more weeks! She only had to make it two more weeks and she could go home for good and never have to live with Mrs. Brewster again! One day at a time! She decided to…
Help on the Back End?
Anyone have WordPress experience or want to learn? We’re trying to make the site a little more user-friendly and we’ve got a couple of administrative tasks to help do this behind the scenes. It’s nothing taxing. Write us with your…
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 8: A Cold Ride
Guest Post by Barb Boustead Once again, let’s talk about weather! To understand the degree of cold weather during this cold ride, it was important for me to correctly identify at least the months during which Laura was a teacher…
Preliminary LauraPalooza Schedule
By request, we have the preliminary LauraPalooza 2012 schedule. Please note that we’re in the process of finalizing contracts for two speakers not yet listed on this schedule. Now including two additional speakers! (Who’s excited?) Wednesday Ice Cream Social, Julia…
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 7: A Knife in the Dark
Guest post by Deb Stanish “A Knife in the Dark” is a difficult chapter and is one of the few instances where Laura lets the very real and adult issues that faced many settlers slip through her narrative. As a…
Pre-Registration Opens for LauraPalooza 2012
What would Laura do? Attendees at LauraPalooza 2012 will find out! Our theme addresses the many meanings of that phrase, and I’m pleased to report that a number of scholars and others have taken us up on our challenge to…