Ingalls Homestead-Virtual Visit

**Heather** · 10-24-2003, 07:58 AM

I like this site:

http://www.ingallshomestead.com/vv.html

**aylasmommy** · 10-24-2003, 11:33 AM

That's so neat! I've always loved Laura Ingalls! I went to her museum and home in....Missouri? when I was younger. I read her books until the ink wore off

I've always thought it would be neat to have a reconstruction of Praire life...I'm going to HAVE to have dh take me there on a vacation some time in our lifetime

**Heather** · 10-24-2003, 11:42 AM

Heather I would love to go to the museum. I too, read and read her books when I was a girl and have again recently. I have read them to the boys and now to Delaney.

**guest2** · 10-24-2003, 12:18 PM

Count me in girls!!! I'd love to go there too!

**Katybird** · 10-24-2003, 12:27 PM

That was so fun! Thanks for sharing the link with us.

**heavensent_7** · 10-24-2003, 12:42 PM

Oh this is the Best!

I didn't even know there were any books? I used to watch Little house on the prairie ALL the time when I was a child. I LOVED that programme!

I would LOVE to go here - not much chance I'm thinking

I saved this to favourites - Thank you!

**Lori Biever-Launder** · 10-25-2003, 03:47 AM

Bev, you could probably get a used set of the books on eBay or Amazon. They are truly wonderful. They have entertained people from all walks of life and all ages for several generations.

Laura didn't write "Little House in the Big Woods" until she was 65. She wrote all of her manuscripts in long hand on nickel tablets and with a regular number two pencil. Her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, helped her get the first one published in 1935.

FWIW, there are other books written about Laura's daughter, Rose, by Roger Lea MacBride. They have the same flavor to them as the original. There are also books about Laura's mother, Caroline Quiner and a series based on Laura, her husband and Rose as she was growing up ( can't remember the author right now--it's 1 a.m.!).

**KKCondrey** · 10-25-2003, 09:59 AM

That was awesome. And to think I just watched the made for TV movie on Laura Ingalls on Lifetime last weekend...lol

I'm still working on finding all the books. I had afew when I was little and just recently saw them at Wal-mart for $2.50 each.

**slowtypinwoman** · 10-25-2003, 06:49 PM

Last year I insisted we go to the home in Missouri. Even my Dh had a good time. We went during Wilder days. they had all kinds of things going on all over town. Ifyou get a chance to ever do this I highly recomend it.
http://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/
This is where she wrote the books. Look at the tour and like the other one you can see her life, just at a later time.
My Dd, Alex, has read all the Rose book by McBride. I thought they were better than the Little House books. Just more entertaining IMO.