Little House Discussed

It’s been a few years since I last posted here. Sorry about that, Laura Ingalls Wilder fans. Life simply got in the way. Between starting a new job and the general busyness of the last few seasons, my Little House research ended up on the back burner. But even while I was away, revisiting this blog was never far from my mind. I’ve spent a lot of my hiatus thinking about the real history of the Ingalls and Wilder families especially the parts that didn’t always make it into the books or the classic 1970s TV show. Curiosity About the Real-Life Ingalls and Wilder Families When I started rooting around in this blog again, I noticed something through the comments and search queries: people are still deeply curious about the real-life history of these families. Over the years, I’ve lent my copy of Pioneer Girl to many family members and friends. Most of them are genuinely surprised to learn just how much the TV version differed from reality. Now, I’m not a Laura Ingalls Wilder scholar by ...

When I was six or seven, I joined a book club at the library. The librarian welcomed me into the room and handed me a copy of " Little House in the Big Woods ." I had seen the book before, my sister had the series in her room but because it was part of her "stuff" I wasn't allowed to touch it. So I brought my own (borrowed) copy of the first "Little House" book home and I was immediately hooked. Laura Ingalls Wilder intrigued me. She made maple candy in the snow, wore long dresses, and traveled in a covered wagon. She played ball like a tomboy, taught school, and married the love of her life. As a young girl, she lived a life I found so interesting, I couldn't just let it go at the "Little House" series of books. I read everything I could on Laura Ingalls Wilder from biographies, to her magazine articles, and now her autobiography " Pioneer Girl ," and you know what? I am still intrigued by her life. I tried watching ...