What photos best represent the spirit of LauraPalooza? Is that you, Laura? That’s what we’ve been talking about over on the LauraPalooza 2012 Facebook page. LIWLRA member (and conference attendee) Daniel Rabe suggested putting the best, most representative photos…
Month: August 2012
Butler’s Laura Documentary in General Release
As was announced at the LauraPalooza conference, Dean Butler’s documentary Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder is now in general release. Although it will continue to expand its distribution, for right now you can order…
What Is Your China Shepherdess?
Guest post by Kelly Ferguson For years my dream was a proper house with proper furniture. When I turned thirty, I shook my fist at the heavens and proclaimed, “As God is my witness, this is my last used futon!”…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Caroline Quiner Ingalls (Ma), Cultural Impact, Kelly Ferguson, Playing Laura
Wisconsin Public Radio Laura Episode
The Joy Cardin Show celebrates all the Laura events going on in Wisconsin. Wendy McClure (author of The Wilder Life) is interviewed. They also talk with a representative of Old World Wisconsin about their Laura Ingalls Wilder Days. Stick with…
LauraPalooza ON the news! | Beyond Little House
Joanne Cleaver’s recent article in the Chicago Tribune prompted this little story on Chicago’s WGN Morning News “What’s Happening” segment. Be patient as it is the second story in the segment. They seem to be a little confused about what…
Posted in LauraPalooza 2012, Little House in the News
Manuscripts Relocated to a Temporary Home
Guest post by Barb Mayes Boustead The Detroit Public Library long has been the home of the handwritten original manuscripts of The Long Winter and These Happy Golden Years. As a part of my Hard Winter research for my Ph.D.,…
10 Things to Do Now that You’re Home from LauraPalooza | Beyond Little House
1. If you’d offered to volunteer in any capacity at the conference (especially the people who said you had experience with non-profit status) please, e-mail Beyond Little House as a follow up. 2. Follow up with any colleagues you met…
LIWLRA Communication Sent This Morning | Beyond Little House
An email was just sent to all registered attendees of LauraPalooza from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. A conference evaluation was attached to the message. (You can also access the evaluation here, and either email it directly…
Posted in Administrivia, LIWLRA Communication