The dangers of a full inbox prevented me from getting this out to you in a timely manner, but I wanted to share. Thanks to Naomi Hattori who sent me these links before the actual performance. I didn’t get it…
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Ballet in North Carolina
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Dean Butler’s Documentaries
Dean Butler Documentary Cover We’ve posted about this before, but since we just got asked a question about it, I wanted to share again. The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the Wilder documentary by Dean Butler, is available on DVD…
Wilder Bust in Jefferson City
Laura Ingalls Wilder Bust in Mansfield Square Many people are familiar with the bust of Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Mansfield town square, but many people don’t understand why it’s there. The bust is actual there because of a project…
Tell Them You Like De Smet
De Smet, South Dakota De Smet, South Dakota has been rather active online this year. A brand new website for the town of De Smet is drawing national attention and it’s just recently gone live. And when you are getting…
Pioneer Girl Project Update
An update was just posted on the Pioneer Girl Project blog regarding the South Dakota Historical Press publication of the Laura Ingalls Wilder’s previously unpublished biography, Pioneer Girl, which was first scheduled to be released in the summer of 2013.…
Sweets to the Sweet
Rose are red, Violets are blue, Maple syrup is sweet, And Naomi, a jug of it is coming to you! Naomi has been chosen by random.org as the winner of Laura’s birthday giveaway! Here’s what Naomi had to say about…
Happy Birthday to Almanzo!
Close together, Laura and Carrie looked out from the edge of the standing grass. The hayfield was not Pa’s hayfield. A strange wagon stood there and on its rack was an enormous load of hay. On the high top of…
Happy Birthday to Laura!
It’s Laura’s birthday. In the Big Woods of Wisconsin, she was born 146 years ago today. I’m quite certain that she never would have believed that she would have such a following who would be celebrating, not only her birthday,…
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Mary’s Blindness
New research has caused some speculation into exactly what caused Mary’s blindness. Click here to read the article in USA Today and then come back and give your thoughts.
Progress in Mansfield
Rocky Ridge Farmhouse The Laura Ingalls Wilder/Rose Wilder Lane Home and Museum has been one of the best of the Laura homesites at having a long term goal and working toward it. Early on they set the goal to…