Got 45 minutes to spare? When it comes to Laura, of course you do. Beyond Little House’s Sarah Uthoff and Amy Lauters were guest speakers today on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” on a segment called “Laura Ingalls Wilder…
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Whoa Nellie! Reviewing Alison Arngrim’s book at last
With all the LauraPalooza hullaballoo this summer, we’ve been remiss in getting around to the THIRD Little House on the Prairie cast member autobiography to be published recently, following Melissa Gilbert’s Prairie Tale and Melissa Anderson’s The Way I See…
A Reader Weighs in on Eliza Jane
A reader wrote in with a comment on this post (about Eliza Jane and Laura’s portrayal of her) that was so thorough and extensive I thought it deserved front-page notice. I, too, have thought about this for many years, but…
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A lot of folks have been writing in about today’s events at LauraPalooza, particularly the Dean Butler presentation. At this time everything has been sold out. Catch us next time!
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Happy Fourth of July
“The ‘Little House’ Books are stories of long ago. Today our way of living and our schools are much different. It has been many years since I beat eggs with a fork, or cleaned a kerosene lamp; many things have…
A Betsy-Tacy Saturday
This was posted in the comments, and I wanted to bring it up to the forefront to make sure everyone saw it: Here is a schedule of events at the Betsy-Tacy houses for Saturday, July 17. The LIW conference events…
And One More On the Way: Decorah, Iowa
Hart's Tea and Tarts Tea Room Another addition in our series building up to the conference, another possible stop on the way to the conference or any Laura trip is Decorah, Iowa. Hart’s Tea and Tarts is absolutely my favorite…
Farmgirls Do the Circuit
Lake Pepin Beach A women’s club named the Farmgirls has decided to do a Laura trip/service project. It started with one chapter, but grew to include members from multiple groups. They are doing a link of the entire Laura homesite …
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