You all know how important I think Laura Ingalls Wilder letters are for shedding new light on Laura and the importance of finding them. Today’s story comes from the other side of the coin. A letter from a Japanese fan…
Tag: Homesites, Museums and Attractions
Laura Season 2013 Gets Underway
Catch up what’s going on this month in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom with Trundlebed Tales May Update Podcast. I had originally posted the information below on my personal blog, but at Connie Neumann’s request I am reposting it here with…
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Antique Roadshow Came to South Dakota
I had posted about this before, but when the LauraPalooza people made it as far as De Smet, they discovered that the entire town was abuzz about…The Antique Roadshow. It had such finished up a stop in Rapid City, South…
Ballet in North Carolina
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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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…
Kelly Ferguson Interview
Kelly Ferguson, author of My Life as Laura, was recently interviewed via Skype. During the 33 minute interview, Ferguson talks about writing her book (and her good decision to cut chapters where she spoke as Laura), her bad timing of…
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Fandom Roundup 2012
This is the third year the Trundlebed Tales podcast has done a retrospective looking back over the events in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom. 2012 was a busy year with a lot of events, from the publication of the new edition…
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Beyond Little House. 1880 Train Christmas Song Tracy Lawrence “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” from Martin Fischer on Vimeo. Enjoy the Christmas greeting in the video while admiring the beautiful footage…
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Annual Christmas Shopping Guide 2012
This is the third year that I’ve put together a shopping guide to help you find the perfect present for the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan or Little House fan in your life. The first year I created a list if…
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