Trundlebed Tales

We look at what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month including events around the country and Trundlebed Tales programs.We close out the Laura Ingalls Wilder season.

Join host Sarah Uthoff and her guest Kristin Schodorf of the Little House on the Prairie Museum in Independence, Kansas. Learn about Laura Ingalls Wilder, the history of the site and the exciting plans for the future.

I've been home a week, but I wanted to catch you up with the end of my trip. I want to leave a few last thoughts and Pepin and then move on to Spring Valley, Minnesota. As always I keep you up to date on what to see and where.

A report on my second day at Laura Days in Pepin, Wisconsin. Do you love all things "Little House"? Then Pepin's Laura Days is for you. From the museum to the horse drawn wagon to the traditional craft demonstrations to visiting the cabin to a petting zoo to a major fiddle contest. This year's second special guest is Renee Graef. Pepin's Laura Days has something for everyone.

I'm on the ground here in Pepin, Wisconsin. I'm ready to start a new day at Laura Days, the celebration of Laura Ingalls Wilder in her birthplace town of Pepin. Here about my trip up here, some travel warnings, and what I've seen so far.

We look at what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month including events around the country and Trundlebed Tales programs. Big events this month are in the Herbert Hoover Presidentail Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa; Pepin, WI; Burr Oak, IA; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Burke, NY; Vinton, IA.

Sarah Pratt is the artist of the butter cow for the Iowa State Fair and their special sculpture each year. This year they are going to do a butter Laura Ingalls Wilder in honor of her 150th birthday. Tune in and find out all about the history of the butter cow, the Iowa State Fair, and what we can expect of the Laura Ingalls Wilder display.  

Although Laura Ingalls Wilder gets all the attention, her sisters are also part of the Ingalls family and just as much a part of the "Little House" World. Most people know that Laura and her Almanzo ended up in Mansfield, MO, but what happened to the other Ingalls sisters? We've had an episode about Carrie's work as a newspaper woman, but tonight we're going to examine Carrie's life after that. In her time in Keystone, Carrie became a wife, a mother, and a leader of the community. Learn about her time in Keystone, South Dakota then and what you can see of her today now.