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Though her famous Little House book series is officially classified as fiction, they are autobiographical in nature, teaching about and reflecting on the harshness of life in the late s in the context of a warm and loving family. To celebrate years since her birth in a little house in the big woods, here are 15 facts you may not know about Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Her first manuscript was an autobiography that was rejected by every publisher who read it. The annotated autobiography was eventually published as Pioneer Girl in , 57 years after her death. Laura was encouraged to write about her childhood by her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, who believed that the stories of the loving and determined Ingalls family were just what Americans wanted and perhaps needed to hear during the Great Depression.

After her first couple books were published, Laura received a lot of fan mail asking what happened next. The Little House books have remained continuously in print since their publication in the s and early s. The popularity of the books increased from The Little House on the Prairie television series, which ran for episodes from Laura and Manly moved to Rocky Ridge Farm in and lived a comfortable life running a successful fruit and dairy farm.

It is such a joy to me as this was such a happy childhood memory. Each time i watch an episode, i follow along with the detailed descriptions given on this website. Thank you so much for your informative information on my hero- Laura Ingalls Wilder. I have watched Little House for as long as I remember. I watch it when I wake up, when I get home from work til I go to bed.

Watched every episode thousands of times and know every scene word for word and still love it. Hope it always stays on TV. My favorite show ever. Me Too! I love the show and would love to visit their home town and the places they lived and die.

I hope they will rerun the shows over and over again. Never get tired of watching. Even done research on the family. Love this series, so nice characters and well done. For general audience. I never get tired of watching over and over again. Thank you for taking the time to write this. I so enjoyed watching the shows and reading the books. I still have my original series and was fortunate to purchase a second set at a second hand store.

I wanted used copy because I know the original owner took great pride in reading it. These two set will someday be gift to my Granddaughters. I love this! Being able to connect real faces with names. Ik ook Miranda, ben helemaal idolaat van de serie en kijk iedere avond om Ik ben 65 en de serie is voor mij een voorbeeld van hoe ik ben opgevoed, ze maken niets meer wat hierop lijkt, niet dat ik weet tenminste, iedere keer als ik kijk zou ik er zo wel in willen kruipen.

Ik kom uit Holland Europa en wens iedereen hier nog veel ultiem kijkplezier. Prachtige plattelands tv serie wat ik zeer waardeer met vrouw en familie! Beautiful rural TV series which I really appreciate with wife and family! I love this show l star watching this TV show went l was 14 and l still watching the re run and l am 61 l wish l Can Start from the beginning too the end because l miss so episode.

But l love this tv show. You can watch all seasons in full on Amazon Prime video for free. There are limited commercials. I still love the series! It made me look further into the series and the real Ingals family. Very interesting research. I remember as a young girl watching the series on TV, feeling so excited that the next show was about to begin. Well to my surprise they are running the entire series again, and I am hopelessly addicted to each and every episode. God, I love this family.

I absolutely loved Mrs. I feel like I grew up with them because I know everything about them. I would love to create a quilt with all this information! I do machine embroidery and it has always been my dream to create something so exquisite!

Thank you for all your hard work on this website! Little House on the Praire has always been a staple in my life for what a solid, strong, Christian family looks like. The show and books are full of light, love, and faith. Live on Ingalls spirit!! Do you recall where you read that? The Ingalls were too poor, especially in the s, to afford to take in extra children, as far as I know.

After Pa died in DeSmet, Ma and Mary took in borders to provide some income and have help around but not foster children. This is the best show ever. I started watching this with my grandma when I was a little girl, and still watch it today.

I love the families and how they all come together to help each other. This show makes me happy and I smile a lot while watching. When watching the show I wish I could step back in time to meet these folks. I have never read the books, but they sound really good. This show never gets old. Yes, they were. Mary Ann was a midwife that with assistance of another midwife delivered Cary Ingalls, not having a Doctor in the area, a Dr.

TAnn, who was a Veteranarian was summoned to be on hand just in case his medical expertise should be needed. Tann was black, and in those days Doctors of color did not deliver white babies. He was relegated to remain in the kitchen during the delivery, his payment for his time was a pan of biscuits and pot of coffee. The Hendricksons lived in a tiny log cabin that remained on the property until the s. I remember my third grade teacher reading the Little House books to us.

Also, passed on the love of the series to my daughter. We have visited Mansfield, MO twice, and would love to visit the other places in the book someday. I am still watching the series everyday. It brings me back to a happier time and place. Laura Ingalls Wilder is my hero!!

I love little house on the prairie! Only second to The Incredible Doctor Pol. Got to love those veterinary shows!!! There are no living direct Charles Ingalls decedents. None of the girls had children, except Laura who had Rose. But Rose did not have any children. Hi Clarissa. How interesting!! Thank you! I was intrigued by the fact that you are a descendant of one of Charles Ingalls siblings. I researched and found he was one of eleven children which two others married Quiners also, Peter and Polly.

Would you mind telling which sibling is your ancestor and or the lineage to get there? That is so neat to be a relative of Charles Ingalls! Did she marry and have children? Did she meet her niece? Almanzo had more than one sister! She was not at all a Landon creation. She became a widow when her son was about because her husband was a good deal older than her. Eliza Jane never married.

I seen a photo of Rose in her graduation dress. Carrie also married a man who was a widower with children. By the way, my husband and I stopped by to see the little house on the prairie on our way to Branson, Missouri a few years ago.

What an experience! It amazed us that the log cabin was so small and that 2 adults and 3 children lived in it. My husband was raised in Mansfield Mo. Full of little girls dressed as Laura and little boys in overalls and no shoes. This little town is all centered around Laura Ingalls Wilder.

I love it!!! How Amazing is that?! I would love to be in your shoes! I am now I so wish I could turn back time!!! I visited the home and museum a few years ago. I could have stayed ALL day in the museum alone. A fan since the age of Any idea if she was a midwife.

Tracing the roots of Advanced Practice nurses and I was thinking if she were one I could mention that. Sadly, I have not read the books in many years. Currently trying to get my hands on second hand copies and read them!

My oldest sister purchased the first hardcover set for me with her first job as a 16 yr old waitress. As a newly married woman in , and living in Germany when my DH was in the US Army near Frankfurt,my oldest sister sent me a complete set of the paperback set.

At almost 65 yrs old, I can honestly say that I still love those books.! No, most women of that era helped each other birth their babies, etc. When Calls The Heart is my favorite show!.

Wholesome storylines, compelling characters, and Michael Landon Jr. Is involved with its production! What more could a Little House fan ask for? Hello, My husband I have been cleanup up our attic in prep for a move next year and I found a water color with the signature of Grace Ingalls It a really nice landscape of a farm house on a hill with hills and a church steeple in the back ground.

Orginal frame. Its very old looking. My mother in law died years ago, I never met her, she was an antique collector. I have no idea if this is real or not. I have not found any reference to Grace being a painter, even as a hobby.

But, the timing sure is right. There are even references to her dabbling in journalism for a time, so you would think if it was known that she painted, that detail would be recorded somewhere. At the age of about 17 in , his painting talent was recognized by an art instructor at the college he attended now South Dakota University.

Hi Yesenia, This is great information. I will definitely check into Facebook page and Nathan Dow. Thank you. Would love to know more about the painting-if you find out if she painted or not or what you did with it. You found something absolutely amazing! Sounds like a treasure. She and Almanzo had Rosa Wilder in Mary Ingalls came home from college and stayed at home with their mom, Caroline Ingalls, where they ran a boarding house after Charles Ingalls died in Was so inspiring to me as I was growing up and nothing but love respect.

To all of you who worked on Little House on the Prairie thank you so much and God bless. Yes my favorite show too!!!! I have always loved this series. I can binge watch anytime. The family is awesome. Even through hard times, they still gave praise to God.

You will love it! I have read the books over and over! I have always loved the Little House on the Prairie! My children also sat down with me to watch it. I will love this forever! Truley a family show. I loved loved this show and just watched the final episode, which in all the years of watching, had never seen.

There was also a second Laura Ingalls, who did what Amelia Earhart was not able to do. The second Laura was an Avatrix who actually was the first woman to fly the globe but her achievement was removed from history when was sent to prison for two years for flying over the whitehouse and throwing anti-war leaflets.

At that time period there was no such thing as a peace advocate. She was also accused of being a Communist. When googling the grave site of Charles Fredrick Ingalls it shows he is buried beside little Carrie who died at 9 months of age. Did the Ingalls have 2 daughters named Carrie? We were at the DeSmet Cemetary in Also mary never married nor had a child.

She also never taught school. So that part of the show was made up. I was just watching season 4 episode 1. I am just so sad. Because Jack dies. My family is planning on going to the museum in walnut grove soon.. They are buried in Mansfield , Mo. I know this because I was just there visiting.

Did I miss something or were some episodes skipped? If I am thinking of the same plotline as you,in Season 9 Charles takes Albert with him back to Walnut Grove to straighten him out. He was caught with a friend stealing from a store. It was while they were in Walnut Grove it was discovered Albert was robbing stores to feed a morphine addiction.

I hope I helped. Yes he did, and he branded it with his initials. Some Of these antique piece is still pop up today and are worth a fortune. Could this have been an unintentional slip regarding Ma Caroline Ingalls eye color? Her eye color along with Carrie are never mentioned in all the books. Trivial I know. But curious. Hi sarah. I am persian. I m very happy for find this website. I had a book about the Ingalls family about years ago.

I ended up losing it somewhere between here and there when I moved. It told the story of all the family members starting with when Charles moved from N. It also told when each child including their son who only lived a short time was born and what they did while growing up. Can any-one tell me where I can find another copy of this biography?

Colleen, have you ever figured out what the name of that biography was called? If you check the census records you will see that Almanzo really did give his age incorrectly to be able to stake his Dakota claim in The census records for , and all indicate that he was actually born in not It was only his statements about his age and his grave stone that says was his birth year.

We do not talk about it at the sight or dwell on it because it is not really a big deal. But I wanted to share that with you. Thanks for all you do for the Laura lovers! There was no Albert Ingalls. He was made up for the tv show. He died as an infant. What an absolutely wonderful time to read this stuff! I discovered The little house on the prairie late on Hits TV channel, found out my mom was a fan too when she was still a child.

I just wanna ask, though. It probably is one of the most touching episodes! You did an outstanding job writing this powerful article focusing in the differences of TV show and Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Yes they did adopt hime. He was living under stairs in the busy town of Winoka then when they took blind Mary to a blind school they move there and find Albert. They come back to Walnut Grove to start the town over again and make it the best town ever. It is said that Albert ran away for some reason from his parents and was never seen again by the real parents. I return each summer for the volunteer tours that I do. You may be interested to know that Almanzo was actually born in not He changed his age to make his claim in Dakota Territory.

All the early New York census will verify this fact. Who are the Ingalls buried in Cuba ny. Was the really an adopted sibling named Albert? If so did he become a doctor or did he die of leukemia?

Are there any books written that describe the daily lives of Pa. She married Nathan Dow but had no children. Why did the TV show basically eliminate the character Mary after her blindness? Why did they not delay the story line of her blindness at least until season 6? How did Melissa Sue Anderson feel about that? Which of the 9 TV seasons was rated the best by audiences? Who was a more popular TV character, Mr. Edwards or Mr.

I am in my 50s, have the DVD series, and currently watching Season 4. My big loss. If I had only known better. I love watching little house on the preiri. The story is full of inspiration for the family. They became more financially stable when her mother remarried.

The blended family did not suffer these hardships together. There were so many ways of seeing things and so many ways of saying them. Page after page, Wilder is able to offer a feeling of what it was like to be there, in the subtle language of childlike experience. Wilder describes sleeping in a sod house for the first time in On the Banks of Plum Creek :. The peaceful colours went all around the rim of the sky. The willows breathed and the water talked to itself in the dusk. The land was dark grey.

The sky was light grey and stars Prickled through it. Laura lay in bed and listened to the water talking and the willows whispering. She would rather sleep outdoors, even if she heard wolves, than be so safe in this house dug under the ground.

Her work is a literary version of that. In Little House on the Prairie , the entire family contracted malaria, and most likely would have died if not for the help of a black doctor who had been assisting the local Indians. Plum Creek then ends like most of the books do, with Pa fiddling and singing into the night.

Charles Ingalls was a hands-on dad at a time when gender roles were more distinct and fathers were often emotionally absent. He was the master of redirection, a code word in modern parenting, and found teachable moments at every turn. When Laura was crying over not getting what she wanted, Pa instructs her to look at the miles of Osage Indians leaving the territory. Look west, and then look east, and see what you see. Digging a well was dangerous business in Little House on the Prairie.

When a neighbor passes out at the bottom while digging, Pa reacts immediately and goes down after him. Topside are Mary and Laura and Ma, who uncharacteristically lets her guard down and sobs once Pa returns with the unconscious neighbor. Then he dropped the little bundle [of gun powder] into the well. In a minute they heard a muffled bang! In one scene, Pa lets Laura get up in the middle of the night to show her a pack of wolves surrounding their doorless little house on the prairie.

The moonlight made little glitters on the edges of the shaggy fur, all around the big wolf. The description of that is just magical.

A lot has happened offstage between Plum Creek and Silver Lake to wear down their optimism. More locusts and crop failures, and everyone but Pa and Laura had scarlet fever. As Silver Lake opens, Laura sees a buggy coming to the house. She was ashamed of the untidy house, and so was Laura. But Ma was too weak and Laura was too tired and they were too sad to care very much. The adult world has intruded. Through the rest of the books, Laura takes on more and more responsibility, such as becoming a teacher, which she dreads, so Mary can go to college for the blind.

During The Long Winter , when the entire town of De Smet is cut off from civilization by seven months of blizzards, the Ingalls run out of supplies, including coal for their stove. Instead, nearly every waking moment Pa and Laura twist hay into sticks to burn for heat. But every note from the fiddle was a very little wrong. The music dragged and a fiddle string snapped.