Trundlebed Tales

Join us as we review what went on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom on the Little House on the Prairie this year. The big mark was the renaming of the ALA's Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, but there was lots going on including return of the china shepherdess replica, the closing of the Iowa School for the Blind, a new cabin at Independence, and much more. We mark seven years of Trundlebed Tales podcasts with this episode. The first episode was broadcast Dec. 19, 2010 and also featured a round up of Laura fandom. Please look at it as an opportunity to check in with us. Think about calling in, commenting in the chatroom

Get a jump on everything going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during December 2018. We’ll check in on the Laura Ingalls Wilder museums having special events, Laura plays from around the country, shopping for your Laura fan. We also have some sad news.

Join us as we remember the Gettysburg Address on the anniversary of the day it was performed. We reminisce with our host Sarah S. Uthoff about the address and what it’s meant to her.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she breaks down for you the history and the connections behind Henry Ford's living history masterpiece. Greenfield Village is a living history site that rescued or recreated important buildings all around the country -- and a couple from Europe too. Learn about Ford's plan for the museum indoors and out, Ford's connection with schools, and why "history is bunk." Also learn how Ford's Museum is part of a larger story having to do with Abraham Lincoln, John D. Rockefeller, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Alva Edison, Herbert Hoover, and Walt Disney. Plus, why you need to add the Henry Ford to your list for future Laura Ingalls Wilder trips!

Today we've got some breaking news from National Endowment for the Humanities and Twin Cities PBS, the Who Was Series and Netflix, South Dakota State Historical Society Press, and Alison Arngrim. Finally we'll follow up with the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Me, my programs, my blog, YouTube, an article in the Omaha World Herald, and ALHFAM. Check out events coming in DeSmet, South Dakota; Spring Valley, Minnesota; Mansfield, Missouri; Malone, New York; Burke, New York; Keystone, South Dakota; and Genesee Country Village and Museum in Mumford, New York.      

This month we've got some flash news from the American Library Association, southwestern Minnesota and Mansfield, Missouri. We've also got events coming up in DeSmet, SD, Spring Valley, MN, Malone/Burke, NY, and Keystone SD. 

Tune in to find out what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom around the country from Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites to Trundlebed Tales programs. Especially listen in for events for Independence, Kansas; Burr Oak, Iowa; Spring Valley, Minnesota; Mansfield, Missori; Vinton, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. 

A lot happened last year because of the big anniversary, but there's still interesting stuff going on this year. Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to.