2014 marks the 40th anniversary of both the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV Show and the Walnut Grove Museum and the 140th anniversary of Laura and her family arriving in Walnut Grove. In honor of all that they…
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Mary Ingalls Society Pageant Announcement | Beyond Little House
I first did my first post about the Mary Ingalls Society in November 2012. Since then they’ve unveiled a design for their new signs and hosted their first event, but what we’re really looking forward to is Vinton, Iowa joining…
Posted in Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Little House Travel Tagged with: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mary Ingalls, Mary Ingalls Pageant, Mary Ingalls Society, Vinton Iowa
De Smet SD Around the Web | Beyond Little House
We’re continuing around the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesite towns (with museums) in the order that Laura lived there. Our next stop is De Smet, South Dakota. De Smet is the county seat of Kingsbury County. Situated on Highway 14 with…
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Day 2 LauraPalooza July 12 2012 | Beyond Little House
Day 2 of the LauraPalooza conference was July 12, 2012. There are two videos for the general events of the day. I finally did get around to finishing the videos for the Legacy Luncheon, but my uploading program didn’t like…
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Day 1 LauraPalooza July 11 2012 | Beyond Little House
Due to extending registration and a delay from the college print shop on the customized maps they offered us, registration information packets were delayed. We didn’t quite realize how long before the conference some people indicated they were going to…
No LauraPalooza 2013 | Beyond Little House
We’ve gotten some questions lately about LauraPalooza aka the National Conference of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association and I wanted to clarify. So far we’ve held the conference twice, once in 2010 and once in 2012. Our…
Laura Ingalls Wilder on Dakota Life | Beyond Little House
You might have heard me mention something about having to get to De Smet after LauraPalooza this last year. This news story and a second story they’ve delayed on Pioneer Girl are why. Dakota Life is a TV magazine on…
Posted in Little House Travel Tagged with: Dakota Life, De Smet Pageant, Ingalls Homestead, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Marian Cramer, Sarah Uthoff
LauraPalooza 2012 Day 1 Video | Beyond Little House
A little later than I originally hoped, but here is Day 1 of this year’s LauraPalooza videos. LauraPalooza 2012 Day 1 I start out Wed., July 11, 2012 driving to Mankato, Minnesota. Along the way I run across a lot…
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Roving Report from LauraPalooza 2012 | Beyond Little House
Since I was so busy at LauraPalooza I didn’t get the Roving Report podcasts done as I originally planned. Instead I did a report from home Sunday, Sarah Uthoff making an announcement at LauraPalooza July 22, 2012. I just covered…
And One More on the Way: Sleepy Eye MN | Beyond Little House
Another post in the series of places to add on to your Laura Ingalls Wilder trip, whether you’re headed to LauraPalooza or just on your own. Sleepy Eye Replica Pitcher If you’re a fan of the NBC TV series Little…