The story of “Grandpa’s Sled and the Pig” told in Little House in the Big Woods is a popular one. It’s interesting how stories about naughty children are so much more fun than stories about well-behaved ones. But the story…
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First James, Then George, Then Grandpa
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Grandpa’s father
Lately, I’ve been thinking about Samuel Worthen Ingalls. Laura’s great-grandfather. He interests me because he is the one ancestor Laura never met who makes it into one of her books as a minor character. As I wonder what kind of…
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Reflections on Cheese, From a True Wisconsinite
Ah, cheese. Until those silly California cows started their “happy” dance of cheese-making, Wisconsin served as the number-one source of good cheese in the United States. But as a Wisconsin native, I can tell you without a shadow of a…
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