I hope you’ve been enjoying the recap and review of last summer’s first-ever research conference devoted to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the legacies of both women. As I followed along with Sarah Sue’s video posts, I was…
Looking Ahead to LauraPalooza 2012: What Would Laura Do?
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Last Day of Laurapalooza 2010
The Laurapalooza conference was officially over. Dean Butler stayed around and did additional signing and spoke with visitors. Some conference attendees headed further west to De Smet, South Dakota and attended the pageant that night. I however had to head…
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Day Five of Laurapalooza 2010
Today the actual conference sessions were only in the morning followed up a spelling bee at lunch time and then everyone headed out. Some people headed home, others went to see the Betsy-Tacy houses which featured special events for the…
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Day Four of Laurapalooza 2010
We hope that everyone is enjoying re-living Laurapalooza 2010 with us and is getting all excited about Laurapalooza 2012. We hope these videos are giving those of you who didn’t get to come last time a taste of what it’s…
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Day Three of Laurapalooza 2010
Today we look back on the first full day of the conference. Once the conference actually started it was so busy that each day took multiple videos. I was kept very busy running back to my car to download the…
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Day Two of Laurapalooza 2010
We continue this week as we look back to Laurapalooza 2010. Day Two of my Laurapalooza trip was spent in Mankato. It turned out I wasn’t needed to do much for the conference that day so instead I caught some…
Day One of Laurapalooza
This week we are at the halfway point. It’s been a year since we were gathered together at the first large scale continuing conference on Laura Ingalls Wilder and in one year hopefully we’ll be getting ready to greet you…
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…
Book of the Day
Each day Anita Silvey features a classic (or on its way to becoming a classic) children’s book in her Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac. Today it’s Laura’s turn. Ms. Silvey has featured Little House in the Big Woods in the July 10th…
Membership FAQ
Q: When does my membership expire? A: All memberships expire on July 1st of any given year, unless you have renewed you are now expired. Q: If I don’t renew at the beginning of the year, is the cost pro-rated?…