Year: 2013

Put it on Paper | Beyond Little House

“Put It On Paper” is the name of an exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing, Michigan. Barbara Mayes Boustead gave us a heads up about this as she attempted to access The Long Winter manuscript held by the…

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Laura Ingalls Wilder on Dakota Life | Beyond Little House

You might have heard me mention something about having to get to De Smet after LauraPalooza this last year. This news story and a second story they’ve delayed on Pioneer Girl are why. Dakota Life is a TV magazine on…

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The First Four Years; Chapter 1: Section 5 | Beyond Little House

Guest post by Tatiana The draw of Laura to me is the strong connection to nature and the flow of life – and as an aspiring writer, what a wonderful storyteller was Laura is. Here in part 5, from the…

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A Little House Love Story | Beyond Little House

They met while playing Laura and Almanzo in Little House on the Prairie – The Musical in 2008. They fell in love. And on June 2nd they were married. Congratulations to Kara Lindsay and Kevin Massey!

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Mansfield Overhauls Their Website | Beyond Little House

It was quite a surprise when I went to check something on the Laura Ingalls Wilder/Rose Wilder Lane Home and Museum website recently. For many years now this has been their web design and I was a little shocked when…

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The First Four Years; Chapter 1: Section 4 | Beyond Little House

By Sandra Hume and Erin Blakemore Title: The Long Winter Oh Wait The First Four Years Sandra: Geese. Flying south. In Vs. This seems more like Little House writing and not The First Four Years, which we all know is…

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Melissa Gilbert’s New Book

According to an article on EW.com (Entertainment Weekly), Melissa Gilbert has a new (and her first) picture book in the works. The books title is Daisy and Josephine and will hit store shelves on January 28, 2014. For more details…

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Japanese Letter Writer Found

You all know how important I think Laura Ingalls Wilder letters are for shedding new light on Laura and the importance of finding them. Today’s story comes from the other side of the coin. A letter from a Japanese fan…

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Laura Season 2013 Gets Underway

Catch up what’s going on this month in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom with Trundlebed Tales May Update Podcast. I had originally posted the information below on my personal blog, but at Connie Neumann’s request I am reposting it here with…

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Mother, a Magic Word

The older we grow the more precious become the recollections of childhood’s days, especially our memories of mother. Her love and care halo her memory with a brighter radiance, for we have discovered that nowhere else in the world is…

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