If you’ve been holding off on registering for the conference because you can’t come the full time – Good News! The option of registering by the day (Thursday or Friday) is now open on the site. They’ve been added to…
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Single Day Registration for LauraPalooza 2015 Now Open | Beyond Little House
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Laura Homesites Open for the Season 2015 | Beyond Little House
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Season has officially gotten underway again. If you plan a Laura trip before they open, make sure you call ahead. The homesite museums that are not fully open, may or may not be able to accommodate…
LauraPalooza 2015: Call for Proposals | Beyond Little House
It’s August 25, Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder’s wedding anniversary. What does that mean the year before a LauraPalooza conference? Time for the Call for Proposals! Proposals for LauraPalooza 2015: Through Laura’s Eyes will be accepted through the end of…
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New William Anderson Book Released | Beyond Little House
Laura Ingalls Wilder scholar William T. Anderson and Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy Award Winner sent us this announcement. I, for one, can’t wait to see what he’s written. It’s available for purchase right NOW at the gift shop at Walnut…
Burr Oak Flooded During Festival 2013 – Museum Needs Help! | Beyond Little House
Bridge After Flood 1 Damage If you haven’t been paying attention this has been another bad year for Iowa floods. Heavy rains in the river basins have brought about repeated flooding around the state. The federal government has declared 47…
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…
Roadshow Comes to South Dakota | Beyond Little House
This summer at roughly the same time that LauraPalooza was going on, PBS show Antique Roadshow came to film in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Since this is near De Smet when I visited there on my way home from the…
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Submit Your Best LP Photos for a Conference Slide Show | Beyond Little House
What photos best represent the spirit of LauraPalooza? Is that you, Laura? That’s what we’ve been talking about over on the LauraPalooza 2012 Facebook page. LIWLRA member (and conference attendee) Daniel Rabe suggested putting the best, most representative photos…
Don’t Panic | Beyond Little House
One of the reasons The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was so popular was the calming message Don’t Panic on the cover. That’s one of the top 10 pieces of advice I’ve gotten from literature. I think it may also…
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Volunteers Needed! | Beyond Little House
We are less than a month away from LauraPalooza! Yay! We’ve been working on the last few details and we want to open up a few opportunities for attendees to get more involved. Primarily we are looking for people who…
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