On Feb. 7, 1867, Laura Ingalls was born in a cabin outside Pepin, Wis. Her family's journey across the Midwest became the basis for the "Little House on the Prairie" books, which have sold more than 41 million copies.
Many of my mentors are fictional. Characters in novels whom I not only like but also want to be like. I really like Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, and I’d even enjoy being her for a bit, apart from the lack of modern plumbing, medicine and feminism. But I don’t find myself thinking ‘now, this […]
Tucked away in the Ozarks, the historic home and museum of Laura Ingalls Wilder offers some insight into the life of the author of the Little House books.
“She understood the meaning of hardship and struggle, of joy and work, of shyness and bravery. She was never overcome by drabness or squalor. She never glamorized anything; yet she saw the loveliness in everything.” ~ Illustrator Garth Williams about Laura Ingalls Wilder In 1930 Laura Ingalls Wilder finished her autobiography, Pioneer Girl, at the […]
She’s known for writing the Little House on the Prairie children’s books series released from 1932 to 1943.
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The Ingalls family first arrived in Walnut Grove in 1874 when Laura was 7 years old. Their first home was a dugout along the banks of plum Creek. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the series of books titled "The Little House On the Prairie". These books were made into a very popular TV series of the same name. Interior of dugout.... This is representative of a one room country school, which Laura would have attended and later taught in one similar in the Dakota Territory. Local justice....
The Little House on the Prairie books and TV show have inspired generations, but few people know the history of the Ingalls family in Freemasonry. Discover new stories about Laura Ingalls Wilder in Little Lodges on the Prairie: Freemasonry & Laura Ingalls Wilder, the first book to comprehensively document the role Masonry and the Eastern Star played in the lives of this iconic American family. A lively and informative look at this lesser-known aspect of Laura's life, including documents which have rarely been seen and never before been published, Little Lodges on the Prairie gives readers an intriguing new and unique perspective on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family.
Official website of Little House on the Prairie® which serves as a home for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books and the beloved television show.
The Homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder provides old and new images of all the homes that the "Little House" author lived in as a child and adult.
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Tucked away in the Ozarks, the historic home and museum of Laura Ingalls Wilder offers some insight into the life of the author of the Little House books.
Explore the pioneer ancestry of Laura Elizabeth Ingalls and her husband, Almanzo James Wilder, west from New York/New England through WI, IL, KS, MN and SD.
Recently, I rounded up my little pioneers, loaded into our (station) wagon and headed west for a Laura Ingalls Wilder road trip. We were searching for open spaces, free government land, and....okay, I'll stop now.
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For those who didn't grow up in America in the Olden Days, the Little House books were rife with fascinating information.
Cover illustration by Garth Williams for the book Th
Tucked away in the Ozarks, the historic home and museum of Laura Ingalls Wilder offers some insight into the life of the author of the Little House books.
Beyond the years covered in the beloved Little House on the Prairie series, and before the books made Ingalls a household name, Laura and her husband, Almanzo, tended an orchard in Missouri, growing Missouri Pippin and Ben Davis apples. Both varieties are part of the Seed Savers Exchange collection
The Homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder provides old and new images of all the homes that the "Little House" author lived in as a child and adult.
There are many ways to enjoy Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder through these hands-on activities. See what life was like for Almonzo and his family in a way that is fun and interactive!
Mansfield Cemetery. Graves of Laura and Almanzo Wilder.
A full moon shines over the former Ingalls' property at dusk just
Official website of Little House on the Prairie® which serves as a home for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic books and the beloved television show.
My husband spotted this sign just as we had crossed over the Mississippi River on our way to Pepin. We had to back track to get the sign.
For those who didn't grow up in America in the Olden Days, the Little House books were rife with fascinating information.
