Ma's House on Ingalls Homestead July tends to be a busy month for Laura fandom. Get caught up with the July Update on Trundlebed Tales Radio. Check back for a new update each month during Laura season. Before…
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July 2011 Update
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Melissa Gilbert Looks for Questions
Those of us who follow Melissa Gilbert on Twitter (find her under MelissaEGilbert )recently learned that Gilbert, who wrote Prairie Tale: A Memoir in 2009, has started a new book. Gilbert tweeted “The book will be out next spring. Tentative…
Kansas Forever Stamp
I just wanted to share with you the great stamp design that I got to mail out the membership renewals. This stamp is in honor of the state of Kansas and has both a traditional water pumping windmill used by…
40th Anniversary of De Smet Pageant
This year will be the 40th anniversary of the regular presentation of the De Smet Pageant. The De Smet Pageant rotates its story and this year will be doing By the Shores of Silver Lake. In addition to the normal…
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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Little House in Simi Valley
Normally I don’t post much about the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show. However, I think this is worth a post. Alison Arngrim, who appeared on the show as Nellie Oleson and is very generous Twittering with fans…
Seeking Laura Letters
Isn’t it great when you when you’re minding your own business out in the woods and you discover a Honey Tree? Well, I found one this last weekend. I was working on promoting my Seeking Laura Letters project. I’m trying…
Nicole Elzenga of Walnut Grove Museum Interviewed
Trundlebed Tales Radio had its first interview with Nicole Elzenga of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It aired live January 26, 2011, but you can still listen to it here or find it on iTunes. There…
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Family Tree Hunt Ends in Walnut Grove and De Smet
A local Minnesota television station noticed that genealogy was a big movement in this country. They had one of their reports follow his family tree. Much to his surprise he found a connection to Laura and that led him to…
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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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