So tonight I was instant-messaging my husband — or to be accurate, he was instant-messaging me — while I was on a call with someone about a Homesteader story. The fellow on the phone was also a Laura Ingalls Wilder…
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Locusts Attack Australia
Have you ever wondered what it was like in Walnut Grove after the grasshoppers fell for the shimmering cloud? Well, you can take a look at a modern day attack. It’s the worst invasion of grasshoppers in Australia in 30…
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Moving Pictures
Well, the Hard Winter is over — for most of us, anyway — and spring has arrived in all its glory. As we celebrated winter’s end with the Ingalls family in our final chapters of The Long Winter discussion, so…
Rose’s Legacy
We often refer to the “Little House” books as being Laura’s legacy… but what about the legacy of her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane? The Libertarian Legacy of Rose Wilder Lane is a fascinating read, particularly for those attempting to understand…
LauraPalooza Updates
There’s still plenty of room for anyone who hasn’t yet registered for LauraPalooza. We’re going to close registration May 31, unless we fill up before then, and any spots available after that point will likely be available on a first-come,…
New Long Winter Schedule — With Dates!
Sandra here. I’ve been overseeing most of the The Long Winter chapter postings and schedule. I’ve been a little overextended of late with personal and professional issues (all good!), which means I haven’t given this the time I expected to,…
The Long Winter, Chapter 11: Pa Goes to Volga
The blizzard that sent Laura and Carrie home from school is finally over. (Except it’s Tuesday, and the blizzard started on Friday, which makes it four days by my count. But I digress.) The first mention is made of the…
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A Word About Vending at LauraPalooza …
Folks, we’re only going to allow those vendors who display a concerted emphasis on items that directly relate to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, or the Little House sites. We’ve also got limited space for such vending. (I’ve been…
Walnut Grove’s Making a Classroom Cookbook
Nicole Elzenga, Collections Manager at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, tells Beyond Little House that the museum is working on another cookbook to add to their collection. (“Tastes of Plum Creek: Volume II” was published in 2005…
Coverage of LauraPalooza …
…in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Look here.