Until this year, the “museum” portion of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri was housed inadequately. Adjacent to the farmhouse lovingly built by Almanzo Wilder (with help from local carpenters, particularly in the final phase…
Author: Sandra Hume
Ribbon-Cutting for Mansfield’s New Museum at Rocky Ridge | Beyond Little House
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Registration Materials Are Ready! | Beyond Little House
An email with a link to registration materials for LauraPalooza 2015 (also available here) has been sent to all who registered for the conference. If you don’t see an email from the LIWLRA within the next few hours, check your…
Going to LauraPalooza? Read This, Please! | Beyond Little House
LauraPalooza 2015 is only three weeks away. In addition to registration confirmation, all conference attendees should have received the following two emails: On June 3: Subject line: Get Ready for LauraPalooza! On June 10: Subject line: More Important LP 2015 Information In a…
Life, Infused by Little House
This morning, searching for inspiration about positivity, I came across this in a long list of quotes: “Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.”– Rose [Wilder] Lane I love finding Laura-related…
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View from an Outlier | Beyond Little House
There’s been a breakthrough in Laura Ingalls Wilder research. The grave for Rose Wilder Lane’s and Claire Lane’s infant son has been tracked down–in Utah, of all places, and the information, including the death certificate, is all over the Internet.…
LauraPalooza Makes the New York Times! | Beyond Little House
The official paper of record, in a story about the imminent publication of Pioneer Girl and what that means to the legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, has mentioned LauraPalooza. The story quotes author Pamela Simith Hill (whose name will be…
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy Award: Recognizing Work That Matters | Beyond Little House
The Countdown to LauraPalooza 2015 has begun. Before we pack our bags and head to South Dakota for a weekend of education, celebration and fun, some of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association board members are taking a…
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Countdown to LauraPalooza 2015: Timeline
The gorgeous LP logo from our first conference in 2010 It’s coming! The countdown is on. LauraPalooza 2015 July 16-17, 2015 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota (with optional day in De Smet on July 18) Here are the…
LIWLRA’s First Donation!
Something fabulous is going on. Remember last year? Summer 2012? The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Assocation organized an amazing Silent Auction at LauraPalooza. Up for bid were all kinds of Little House-related goodies. Thanks to you all—every last…
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Beyond Little House Talks to Bill Anderson about New Walnut Grove Book | Beyond Little House
On August 9, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum at Walnut Grove released a new book by esteemed Wilder biographer and LauraPalooza featured speaker William Anderson, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Walnut Grove. We caught up with Anderson to find out more. Beyond…