What an amazing response to our Long Winter haiku contest! One of my favorite things about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing is her eye for detail. I credit Laura (and Rose) with teaching me how to view the world through a…
Author: Beyond Little House
January 6 in Nashville: You’re Invited to a Little House Musical Event
In partnership with Dean Butler’s Legacy Documentaries/Peak Moore Enterprises, Dale Cockrell, president of Pa’s Fiddle Recordings, will be overseeing a musical extravaganza in just six short weeks. On the afternoon and evening of Friday, January 6, Nashville’s Loveless Barn will…
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A Wilder Giveaway!
Wendy McClure’s book, The Wilder Life, has been chosen for the first round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Memoir & Autobiography category! Make sure you take a trip over to Goodreads before Nov. 20th and vote. In recognition…
Why Did Laura Write?
A blog reader wrote in with the following: Here is a message that appeared on another forum: …there is some discussion about how much of the works are actually [Laura Ingalls Wilder’s] or her younger sister’s memories, and how much/what…
Spotlight on Nellie’s Cafe
When you’ve traveled to Walnut Grove, have you eaten at Nellie’s Cafe? What did you think? (Story linked above comes from AgriNews.)
Ingalls Homestead on the Today Show
The Today Show weekend edition is going to feature Ingalls Homestead on tomorrow’s show. Make sure you’re up to watch it, or set your DVRs! UPDATE: Watch it here!
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LauraPalooza 2012: Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals, LauraPalooza 2012:What Would Laura Do? The National Laura Ingalls WilderLegacy and Research Association Conference Sponsored by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association and the Department of Mass Media at Minnesota State University, Mankato We invite…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 24: The School Exhibition
Guest post by Eddie Higgins DE SMET LEADER, 24 December 1882 Special Report: School ExhibitionThe town of De Smet was treated to a wonderful display of educational achievement last night as the pupils of our school, led by their teacher,…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 23: Schooltime Begins Again
Guest post by Melanie Fishbane As much as things may change, there is always the dependability of the cycle of the seasons. After months of “self-indulgence,” and teenage revelry, Laura is ready to buckle down and get to work. Her…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 22: Unexpected in April
Guest post by Barb Boustead You had to know that the meteorologist would want to write about the most weather-related chapter in the book, right? By summer 1881, an official weather observing station was opened in Huron, South Dakota, which…