Guest post by Naomi Shanks I grew up on my mom’s Little House collection, clothbound with the Helen Sewell illustrations. The last page of These Happy Golden Years made clear that the story was over, and I was fine with…
Year: 2013
The First Four Years; Chapter 1: Section 2
Guest post by Lauri Goforth This chapter starts with Laura’s tour of the house the morning after the wedding. Almanzo hurries off to help with the threshing. First, no wedding and now not even a day to enjoy being together. …
The Laura Community Loses a Friend
The Laura world remembers a devoted friend. Daniel Rabe, a member of the LIWLRA and LauraPalooza 2012 attendee, passed away unexpectedly in March. Daniel was an LIW fan of immeasurable enthusiasm. Everyone who attended LauraPalooza will recall his presence, from…
Osage Tribal Museum – 75th Anniversary
Osage Museum in Pawhuska, OK – Photo by Connie Neumann I first heard of the Osage Tribal Museum as members of the Laura Ingalls Wilder listserv planned a meeting at the Little House on the Prairie Museum in Independence,…
The First Four Years, Chapter 1: Section 1
Guest post by Becky Harris I grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis but farming running deeps in my family and as Laura herself said, what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. My parents…
Read-along: The First Four Years
You’ve requested it and here we are finally tackling The First Four Years as a read-along! Since there are only four chapters of varying lengths, I’ve split the chapters as best I could. There are fourteen sections and I’ve tried…
Antique Roadshow Came to South Dakota
I had posted about this before, but when the LauraPalooza people made it as far as De Smet, they discovered that the entire town was abuzz about…The Antique Roadshow. It had such finished up a stop in Rapid City, South…
Ballet in North Carolina
The dangers of a full inbox prevented me from getting this out to you in a timely manner, but I wanted to share. Thanks to Naomi Hattori who sent me these links before the actual performance. I didn’t get it…
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Dean Butler’s Documentaries
Dean Butler Documentary Cover We’ve posted about this before, but since we just got asked a question about it, I wanted to share again. The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Wilder documentary by Dean Butler, is available on DVD…
Wilder Bust in Jefferson City
Laura Ingalls Wilder Bust in Mansfield Square Many people are familiar with the bust of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Mansfield town square, but many people don’t understand why it’s there. The bust is actual there because of a project…