In honor of National Donut Day, here’s a snapshot from an event at the Almanzo Wilder Farm from a few summers ago. Love how that site goes the extra mile, truly reveling in what makes them special and unique. Granted,…
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Laura Season Opens
I just did a quick call around to see when the Laura museums open for the year. This is subject to change in other years, but I thought might give everyone a good idea when they are open. If you…
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Wilder Barns Burn! — in 1851
Extra, extra, read all about it! Wilder Barns Burn But don’t panic — this is no recent devastation, but rather, a headline culled from an 1851 edition of the Franklin Gazette, courtesy of the Franklin County Historical Society in New…
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Presents for the Laura Fan in Your Life
So you’re looking for an “eyes nearly popped right out of their head” present for the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan in your life? I’m going to assume that they don’t have a large Laura collection already. There are many more…
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Laura: A Documentary
Those of you who keep up with Dean Butler’s Legacy Documentaries blog are probably as pleased as we are at the recent announcement that the Laura Ingalls Wilder project he has hoped and planned for is officially coming to fruition.…
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Fall Fun at the Wilder Homesites
Just because summer’s over, don’t think the fun at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites has to end!! This weekend — September 12-13 — celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin, Wisconsin — the Little House in the Big Woods. And…
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