Month: February 2013

Pioneer Girl Project Update

An update was just posted on the Pioneer Girl Project blog regarding the South Dakota Historical Press publication of the Laura Ingalls Wilder’s previously unpublished biography, Pioneer Girl, which was first scheduled to be released in the summer of 2013.…

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Sweets to the Sweet

Rose are red, Violets are blue, Maple syrup is sweet, And Naomi, a jug of it is coming to you! Naomi has been chosen by random.org as the winner of Laura’s birthday giveaway! Here’s what Naomi had to say about…

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Happy Birthday to Almanzo!

Close together, Laura and Carrie looked out from the edge of the standing grass. The hayfield was not  Pa’s hayfield. A strange wagon stood there and on its rack was an enormous load of hay. On the high top of…

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Happy Birthday to Laura!

It’s Laura’s birthday.  In the Big Woods of Wisconsin, she was born 146 years ago today. I’m quite certain that she never would have believed that she would have such a following who would be celebrating, not only her birthday,…

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Mary’s Blindness

New research has caused some speculation into exactly what caused Mary’s blindness. Click here to read the article in USA Today and then come back and give your thoughts.

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