This year saw most of the Little House homesites become the beneficiary of a wonderful donation of Little House artifacts from Richard Fisher of Cleves, Ohio. Richard has been collecting artifacts related to the Little House books since the 1970′s,…
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Richard Fisher Donates Part of Artifact Collection to Homesites
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Millbank by Mary J. Holmes
The only novel mentioned by title in the “Little House” series is in On the Banks of Plum Creek when Laura is trying to convince Ma that she doesn’t really have to go to school because she can already read.…
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A Literrarium?
Let’s have a show of hands! Who received a Little House related gift for Christmas this year? I did. And I have in the past and I want my daughter to check this out for the future (hint). Writer and…
East Coast, How Are You?
I live in Michigan, a pretty fair distance from the East Coast. But the effects of Hurricane Sandy are evident, even at this distance: power outages, downed trees. I see clean-up crews all over the place. And that’s simply nothing…
Curriculm Guides Going Out of Print
At LauraPalooza Ann Weller Dahl announced that her curriculum guides for use with the Little House books would be going out of print. This two volume set was introduced in the 1990s and has been well known in Laura circles.…
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…
That Engagement Ring, part 2
Some of you might have read a post of mine from a couple of years ago where I mentioned a very slight obsession I have with Laura’s engagement ring. For years I thought I was the only one but something…
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Own an Engagement Ring Like Laura’s
Back in 2009, Jonni wrote a post about her search for Laura’s engagement ring. Well, those who still want that ring can now order one. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove’s Nicole Elzenga has been in contact with…
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Cabinetmaker Builds Replicas of Laura’s Lap Desk
Sarah Uthoff has been in Pepin this past weekend for this year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Days. In the event’s living history area is cabinetmaker David Johnson, who has built replicas of Laura’s lap desk. Readers of the Rose-penned introduction to…
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Bread Plate for Sale?
Even when the regular contributors are swallowed up by real life, LIW fans are still interacting with one another. Case in point: Pat just commented back on our Bread Plate post about his desire to buy a bread plate for…