Those of us who follow Melissa Gilbert on Twitter (find her under MelissaEGilbert )recently learned that Gilbert, who wrote Prairie Tale: A Memoir in 2009, has started a new book. Gilbert tweeted “The book will be out next spring. Tentative…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 22: Unexpected in April
Guest post by Barb Boustead You had to know that the meteorologist would want to write about the most weather-related chapter in the book, right? By summer 1881, an official weather observing station was opened in Huron, South Dakota, which…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 21: The Madcap Days
I can’t believe nobody else wanted to do the minstrel show chapter! I am so lucky. As the past several chapter titles will attest, town life has been positively bustling. The sociable! The literaries! The whirl of gaiety! The birthday…
Happy Father’s Day
At last, when it was getting dark, Pa said again, “Come here, Laura.” His voice was kind, and when Laura came he took her on his knee and hugged her close. She sat in the crook of his arm, her…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 20: The Birthday Party
Guest post by Jaime Brooks Birthday parties are a way of life for us all. I cannot tell you how many parties I have attended, but I do remember how much fun they were. Try stepping into Laura’s world, she…
Kansas Forever Stamp
I just wanted to share with you the great stamp design that I got to mail out the membership renewals. This stamp is in honor of the state of Kansas and has both a traditional water pumping windmill used by…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 19: The Whirl of Gaiety
Guest post by Eddie Higgins If ever I find my calendar getting booked up with several social occasions in one week, I indulge my inner Laura by saying out loud, “I am living in such a whirl of gaiety lately,…
Member Year 2011-2012 Begins
All Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association (LIWLRA) Charter Memberships will expire July 1, 2011. While you will retain Charter status, you will need to renew to remain current members. Thank you to everyone who joined. We ended up…
Your Code of Honor
What is your personal code of honor? Just what do you consider dishonorable or disgraceful in personal conduct? It seems to me that we had all grown rather careless in holding ourselves to any code of honor and just a…