Dean posted this in a comment below and I thought it was worth bumping up: I’m really grateful that Sandra and Connie agreed to help coordinate audience participation for Pa’s Fiddle by members of our Little House community. For those…
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Last Call for Committee Volunteers
Thank you, everyone who has volunteered for a committee. Some committees were more popular than others, so it was good to have people’s second and third choices. We seem to have a good selection of volunteers for each committee; we’ll…
Committees for LP 2012: Ready to Do Some Planning?
We’ve given readers some periodic teasers about planning for the upcoming LauraPalooza 2012. One such teaser is the formation of sub-committees. We asked a while ago on the Facebook page for LP 2012 about volunteering for various committees, and a…
Talking with Kelly Kathleen Ferguson, Author of “My Life as Laura”
Last summer in Mankato, Minnesota at the inaugural LauraPalooza conference, the very first speaker on the podium was Kelly Ferguson, who read from her forthcoming book, My Life As Laura: How I Searched for Laura Ingalls Wilder and Found Myself, which was just released this month.…
Own an Engagement Ring Like Laura’s
Back in 2009, Jonni wrote a post about her search for Laura’s engagement ring. Well, those who still want that ring can now order one. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove’s Nicole Elzenga has been in contact with…
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Cabinetmaker Builds Replicas of Laura’s Lap Desk
Sarah Uthoff has been in Pepin this past weekend for this year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Days. In the event’s living history area is cabinetmaker David Johnson, who has built replicas of Laura’s lap desk. Readers of the Rose-penned introduction to…
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Bread Plate for Sale?
Even when the regular contributors are swallowed up by real life, LIW fans are still interacting with one another. Case in point: Pat just commented back on our Bread Plate post about his desire to buy a bread plate for…
While Supplies Last — LauraPalooza 2010 Programs For Sale
Did you miss last year’s inaugural LauraPalooza conference? We have a very limited number of gorgeous programs left. Between its covers you’ll find descriptions of all the presentations and panels, as well as biographies of the presenters and panelists. There’s…
LauraPalooza 2010 in Convene Magazine
Earlier this year, an editor from Convene, the magazine for the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), asked us for some photos from LauraPalooza to accompany a small write-up of our event. The story was published in the April 2011 issue.…
The Countdown Begins …
Two years ago, six of us sat in the breakfast room of Prairie House Manor in De Smet and talked about a dream: a real, honest-to-God academic conference all about Laura Ingalls Wilder. Questions swirled across the table, and one by one we…