Wilder Festival in Mansfield, Missouri

For anyone who might be in the area around this date..........

Wilder Festival
September 17, 2011-Mansfield, Missouri
417-924-3383
 Laura's Memories <---Click  

I wish, I wish. Though I'm thinking the year is 2011, not 2001.

HA! Yeah, I was going to edit that, then got distracted by the way the phone number looked....

Sounds so fun. Wish I could just take off and go. I would if I was even as close as Arkansas. Maybe someday...

bethandmanly wrote:

I wish, I wish. Though I'm thinking the year is 2011, not 2001.

Vanesa.

"Laura's Memories" an outdoor musical pageant based on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder for 2012 is upon us. The Ozark Mountain Players will perform August 31, September 1, 7-8, 21-23, 28-29 and October 5-6. Wilder Festival is September 15th. You can click on the link below and click on the Rural Missouri August 2012 magazine and go to page 25 for more info. Rural Missouri



You can also click on this link...... Laura's Memories

From my driveway to Laura's driveway.....'bout 30 miles.... I don't care to go by myself, so if I can find someone to go with me, then I will try to go.....

COME ON DOWN!!!

This sound really good....What a pity I can't attend it....

Vanesa.

I saw this pagent when I was in Mansfield with the Divas in 2009. It was really good. I highly recommend it to anyone in the area to go and watch.
I was fortunate to see 2 other pagents this summer after Laurapalooza. My Diva friends and I saw the pagent in Walnut Grove on one night and then the next night we saw the one in De Smet. They were both wonderfully done. In De Smet the pagents change from year to year, there were 5 books written about DS. This year the pagent was The Long Winter.

MANSFIELD, Mo -- If you're a fan of the "Little House On The Prairie" book or TV series, you can step into that world this weekend.

Mansfield will be honored with a special guest at the 2012 Wilder Festival September 15.

Charlotte Stewart, who played Miss Beadle the school teacher in the "Little House on the Prarire" TV series, is scheduled to participate in the annual event, signing autographs at the Wilder Home, serving as grand marshal of the parade, and possibly making an appearance at the "Laura's Memories" outdoor pageant.

Miss Beadle was a school teacher at the Walnut Grove School, and was the first teacher that Mary and Laura Ingalls had.

The festival is held on Saturday and includes a wide variety of music, dancing and entertainment, games, good food, arts and crafts booths, contests and parades.

Since the festival is modeled after a less civilized time, you are sure to meet some interesting personalities as you stroll through our town square. You might meet up with Abraham Lincoln or Theodore Roosevelt. Craft booths line the square offering plenty of hand crafted items you can buy. You can bring your lawn chairs and sit in the shade of a tree in the city square, enjoy a good cold sasparilla and listen to the music.

I'll have to remember this for next year as I'd definitely love to foray into MO. I'm presuming it's generally held in September? If so, then awesome! My Setembers are much less hectic than my Julys. :)

I am a member of a blog called All Things Laura Ingalls Wilder, written by Marie Tschopp. Marie was in Mansfield at this year's Wilder Days and portrayed Laura in a special presentation. Each year during Wilder days Fa's Fiddle is played and this year Marie video taped a few songs of it being played. Here are some well known songs played by David Scrivener. I know it surely sounds the same as any and every other fiddle in the world but to me, it was heavenly.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGN0OJ-V6FY&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI_Wqv5ZA5M&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzjKJCKmtYY&feature=player_embedded

Marie's blog is very well done. Follow her at http://allthingslauraingallswilder.com/2012/09/22/pas-fiddle-plays-again/

From the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum, in Mansfield, MO:



"It's official! Lovely Lucy Lee Flippin, who portrayed Miss Eliza Jane Wilder on TV's "Little House on the Prairie" will be appearing at Rocky Ridge Farm for the annual Wilder Days Celebration.

The date is Saturday, September 20, and more plans are being made for a fun-filled day on the Farm. Activities will be held in Mansfield as well, and performances of the pageant "Laura's Memories" will be held in the morning and again in the evening.

This will make for a truly wonderful Wilder experience. Make plans to join us!"

Great interview but she said that Laura lived until age 93. Laura only lived to age 90 plus 3 days.

Great podcast! Thanks for sharing, Rhonda!

was she 90 years old? has i count right? did i?

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum

Charlotte Stewart is making her second visit to Mansfield during Wilder Days. We are pleased to announce that Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle, Little House on the Prairie) will be our special guest for 2022 Wilder Days here in Mansfield, Missouri. Charlotte will meet fans and sign autographs from 10am-Noon and 2pm-4pm at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum at Rocky Ridge Farm on Saturday, September 24th. For more information call 417-924-3626.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum

47th Annual Wilder Days
Mansfield, Missouri
Schedule of Events:
Friday, Sept. 23:
9 AM-5 PM- Wilder Home and Museum Open
10 AM-9 PM- Mansfield Area Historical Museum Open (Free Admission)
12 PM- Wilder Day Begins
12 PM-6 PM- Craft & Food Vendors (Downtown Square)
4-4:30 PM- Mansfield 4th Grade Performs (Gazebo-Downtown)
6 PM- Vendors Close
7 PM-9 PM- Street Dance- Loose Change Band (Square-Downtown)
Saturday, Sept. 24:
9 AM- Vendor Set Up Complete on Square
9 AM- Registration Begins for Fiddle Off (Wilder Home)
9 AM- Grounds Open at Rocky Ridge
"Pa's Fiddle" played by David Scrivner (Wilder Home)
9 AM- 5 PM- Wilder Home and Museum Open
9 AM- 6 PM- Craft & Food Vendors (Downtown Square)
9 AM-6 PM- Mansfield Area Historical Museum Open (Free Admission)
9:30 AM- Fiddle Off Begins (Wilder Home)
10 AM-12 PM- Charlotte Stewart Autograph Signing (Wilder Museum)
10 AM- 11 AM- Lee Trio- Charles and Jan Lee & Juanita Lee (with Special Guests) (Gazebo-Downtown)
11 AM- Little Laura & Almanzo Contest (Gazebo-Downtown)
Noon- World Champion Fiddler Dale Morris (Wilder Home)
12 PM-4 PM- Ozark Mountain Dulcimers (Wilder Museum Patio)
Noon-Wilder Day Parade Lineup (High School)
1 PM- Wilder Day Parade (Downtown)
Band Off Award Presented Immediately After Parade (Gazebo-Downtown)
1:30 PM- Fiddle Off Resumes (Wilder Home)
2 PM-3 PM- One More Dollar Band (Gazebo-Downtown)
2-4 PM- Charlotte Stewart Autograph Signing (Wilder Museum)
3 PM- "Pa's Fiddle" played by Ashley Hull Forrest (Wilder Home)
3 PM-4 PM- Sound About Quartet (Gazebo-Downtown)
4 PM- 5 PM- One More Dollar Band (Gazebo-Downtown
5 PM-6 PM- Whetstone Band (Gazebo-Downtown)
6 PM- Festival Vendors Shut Down
6 PM- 8 PM- Steven James Performs (Gazebo-Downtown)
WILDER DAY CLOSES AFTER THE LAST ACT
Wilder Days Emcee- David Richardson
Petting Zoo, Morgan Horses & Kids Activities
Charlotte Stewart, Miss Beadle of "Little House on the Prairie" will have an autograph signing in the Wilder Museum 10:00 AM-Noon and 2:00 PM-4 PM on Saturday, September 24th (Museum Admission Required)
SPECIAL WILDER DAY MUSEUM ADMISSION AT ROCKY RIDGE:
Adults: $10.00
Children (6-17) : $5.00
For More Information call 417-924-3525 (Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce)

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum

Wilder Days Festival
We're looking forward to seeing you!!

T-shirts are on sale for Wilder Days...even if you are unable to attend, you can still have a shirt that commemorates the event! Sorry, no link to purchase was provided but you can see a phone number to call and order...

Wilder Day – Sept 22nd & 23rd
Mansfield, Missouri, commemorates Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Join us on Sept 22 & 23 for our annual celebration commemorating Laura Ingalls Wilder, America’s favorite pioneer girl, and her cherished “Little House” books. Hear Pa’s fiddle, take a tour of the home, and enjoy the grounds of Rocky Ridge Farm.  We hope to see you here! We will have our 8th Annual Fiddle Off on this day as well. This has become an exciting and entertaining event. Please come out and enjoy the festivities.

I went to the library today and set up my dolls and memorabilia from my Little House on the Prairie Collection. While I was setting them up, a young boy and his grandmother were admiring the dolls...Perhaps a new generation of LH fans will come from this...he DOES know the NBC show stories...now, to learn about the real Laura...The librarian would like for me to come down one day in September to speak to those interested in Little House and Laura Ingalls Wilder. I will need to think about this and talk myself into doing it. I'm not great with being in front of crowds, and afraid my knees will buckle!

Their new home for the next month! The librarian took some pics of me standing near the glass case, and when she sends them to me, I will post them here as well.