Guest post by Leslie Sakaguchi I apologize in advance, but I have some confessions to make. Confession the First: There are some bits of Little House that I always thought the series could do without. Prime example: “Springtime.” This is…
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 12: East or West, Home is Best
Guest post by Melanie Stringer The one with Ambition! I have long thought of this chapter, “East or West, Home is Best” as one of my favorite in all of American literature. Laura’s style is deceptively simple on the surface,…
LauraPalooza Update
Please note we’ve made two changes regarding LauraPalooza. We now have a vegetarian option for meals listed on the registration form. The lunch on Friday has been renamed to Ladies’ Aid Social Buffet. (Better food, more choices!)
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 11: Jingle Bells
Laura was home. Home! What a wonderful word. What a wonderful feeling! Laura felt better already, knowing that she was home for good and did not have to return to the Brewster’s. Everything was better, even the chores that she…
Registration 2012 Opened to All
LauraPalooza, the conference of the national Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, is now open to everybody. Registration for the full conference will be open until May. Most of the information that you need is available on the registration…
Button collecting anyone?
I do admit to having a button collection. I’m not an avid button collector by any means, but I do frequently make stops at antique stores and am always on the lookout for anything Little House or Laura-related. I have…
LauraPalooza Preview Podcast
Join host Sarah Uthoff as she interviews Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association President Amy Lauters about the upcoming LauraPalooza conference in July. If you can tune in tonight, you ask questions by calling in or on the chatroom…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 10: Almanzo says Good-By
Guest post by Lauri Goforth The chapter starts with Laura deciding not to share with Ma and Pa about Mrs. Brewster and the knife. She decides that they wouldn’t let her go back and she’d never be able to teach…
These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 9: The Superintendent’s Visit
Guest post by Amanda Two more weeks! She only had to make it two more weeks and she could go home for good and never have to live with Mrs. Brewster again! One day at a time! She decided to…
Help on the Back End?
Anyone have WordPress experience or want to learn? We’re trying to make the site a little more user-friendly and we’ve got a couple of administrative tasks to help do this behind the scenes. It’s nothing taxing. Write us with your…