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Hear all about what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month. Find events in Pepin, WI; Burr Oak, IA; De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN; Malone/Burke, NY; Old World Wisconsin; Century Village Museum and Geagua County Historical Society; Blackberry Farm; and Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. Here is the list.    

Find out everything that is going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during May 2026. Find out about events in Pepin, WI; Walnut Grove, MN; Burr Oak, IA; De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN. Also, learn about my programs this month. Remember to Brighten the corner where you are.

A recording on what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during April. Here's the list .

Every year on or close to Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday I throw an online party. This year I was in Disneyland on February 7th so I couldn't do it. I normally have an opportunity for people to call in and share their Laura stories. The technology is different on my new platform, but I hope to have people sharing their stories next year. This year I shared my Laura and "Little House" stories. I h...

This is one of our regular update on Laura Ingalls Wilder events during March 2026. Find a complete list on my blog . 

Find out a little about my trip to Disneyland and A LOT about what happened during February 2026 in Lauraland.

We start out 2026 with a rundown of what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during January. We'll go through all the Laura birthdays and anniversaries in January. Then check in on Burr Oak, Iowa; Malone, New York, and Walnut Grove, Minnesota.

We're picking up 2 more stories from Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. Today we are reading "The Disappointed Bush" and "Why Bobby Raccoon Washes His Food."

What's going on with Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during April 2025. Now this month's update is a little late, but I'm trying to make sure things are updating properly. 

My friend Kelly and I visited Kansas City, MO. We were visiting 3 of the many museums in Kansas City, MO. We visited the new children's museum about the picture book The Rabbit Hole , the living history site Shawntee Town 1929 , and Disney 100 Exhibit at Union Station.

Look for Laura events in Dade Battlefield Historic State Park – Bushnell, FL Little House on the Prairie: The Musical Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum De Smet, SD 250th Anniversary of the US

Since we have to change systems since Blog Talk Radio is shutting down. This episode explains about the switch.  Hopefully we'll get going with full episodes again soon. 

This month I have a couple of presentations this month. We've got events in Walnut Grove, MN; Mansfield, MO; and with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. Plus, we have a new book on Rose Wilder Lane. 

October is also an unusually busy month with things happening not only in events, but in the news. Find 2 events at Malone that just recently popped up, information about a TV show documentary, word on an on-going display, tours in Simi Valley, and a class at the Newberry.

This is a couple of extremely busy months this year. Between the two months pretty much every Laura homesite has had an event. 

There are a lot of Laura events every July. There are events scheduled this month in Pepin, WI; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD;Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, WI; Simi Valley, CA. Dean Butler's "Prairie Man" has rolled out.

A roving report to what happened in Burr Oak, Iowa during Laura Days. This year the event was June 22, 2024. Get a report on what changes they'd made since my trip in 2019. Get a report on a new place to eat - Mabe's Pizza. Get a report on where I stayed and learn about a new untitled documentary in the works. 

A group of friends went to the big 50th anniversary cast reunion site tour for "Little House on the Prairie." Scott Smith and Micky Thompson went on a friends trip to one of the major events of the year in Simi Valley, California where most of the TV show exteriors were shot. Listen to Scott and Micky's report on what it was like to attend and visit both indoors and outdoor sets and meet the actor...

Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.

Today I'm going to be doing a reading from my favorite of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. An early major plot point in the book the Yankee uses an eclipse to get out of being held hostage and to gain power in the court.

I have two programs in April and there is a lot of stuff going on. There is another production of Little House on the Prairie: The Musical. There are two cast reunion events and Malone is starting a new event.

What happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2023.

In honor of Read Across America we're going to get another story from Thornton Burgess. His stories were originally published in magazines and in most of them they set up the next chapter. This particular one those is short stories. We're going to start with "Mr. Toad's Old Suit."

March is the start of the year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder season. It’s still pretty quiet. However, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri is the first of the Laura homesites that close for the season to reopen each year. Walnut Grove and De Smet are both at least partially open all year, but with Mansfield’s opening it means that the Laura Ingalls Wilder season has officially...

My friend Kelly Pelzel and I headed down to Mansfield, Missouri for Wilder Days. We didn't get a roving report done at the time. We set up a time to record it and..... BlogTalkRadio wasn't doing live shows so I recorded it instead. Listen to all our tips as we get you to take a trip with us to Mansfield, Missouri, Wilder Days, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.