Celebrating Laura Ingalls Wilder~2-5-2023

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum



^ ^ ^ These are WILDER days, all surrounding Laura's 156th birthday on February 7. Anyone close to Pepin, Wisconsin?  Join the festivities!
Come to the Pepin School next Sunday, February 5, at 5:00 to see Laura Ingalls Wilder herself, (played by Laura F. Keyes,) tell her story.


^ ^ ^ It is February, the month of Washington's, Lincoln's, and LAURA INGALLS WILDER'S BIRTHDAYS! Laura's February 7 birthdate has been celebrated annually since children in classrooms all over the country began sending her birthday greetings in the 1940s. Here is an observance from Walnut Grove, Minnesota, setting for ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK.
Remember to join us this Sunday, February 5th at 3:00 P.M. Live on Facebook for a Laura's Birthday Celebration honoring the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant past Caroling Ingalls actresses. Spotlight: Holly Zimansky. Holly played Caroline Ingalls in 1995 and 1996. Holly and several of her family members were actors in our production. We are excited to hear what Holly has to say about her memories in the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant.


Another Laura ^ ^ ^ Wilder pre-birthday event: Wilder biographer and historian William Anderson will appear tomorrow on a talk show-like " Virtual Literary" question and answer hour. He is the author of such books as THE STORY OF THE INGALLS FAMILY, LAURA INGALLS WILDER: A BIOGRAPHY,  LITTLE HOUSE GUIDEBOOK, SELECTED LETTERS OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER, and others. His titles are available from the Wilder Home and Museum online store.