Laura's books take readers with her on her remarkable life's journey. On this page we've collected links to places celebrating Laura's life and legacy. If we've missed something, please let us know.
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Pepin, Wisconsin features items relating to Laura Ingalls Wilder and the era in which she lived. Visit their website at: www.LauraIngallsPepin.com The Museum is open 10 AM till 5 PM daily (including weekends and holidays) from May 15th through Oct 15th. PO Box 269 Pepin, WI 54759 (715) 513-6383 |
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Beyond Little House is a site created by a group of expert Laura and Rose enthusiasts, It is a crossroads for everything you want to know about Laura Ingalls Wilder. Visit them at: www.BeyondLittleHouse.com
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Pepin, Wisconsin is the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder. In town is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Park, and a museum. Seven miles northwest is the "Little House Wayside" with a cabin restoration of Laura's 1867 birthplace.
Visit the village website at: www.PepinWisconsin.com |
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It is just a simple one room cabin on the prairie. But the prairie with it’s open skies, seemingly endless horizon and tall grasses waving in the Kansas wind attracted homesteaders from all over the world. Thirteen miles from Independence, Kansas is the replica of the Ingalls cabin. It sits on the present-day William Kurtis ranch. Visit their website. |
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In Walnut Grove, Minnesota you'll find the Wilder Museum and two miles north is the Ingalls home site and dugout-remains along Plum Creek. The Ingalls-based pageant "Fragments of a Dream" is performed open-air in the month of July.
Visit their website at: www.WalnutGrove.org PO Box 58 Walnut Grove, MN 56180 (507) 859-2358 |
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Burr Oak, Iowa is not featured in the "Little House" series however it was home to the Ingalls from 1876 through 1877. The restored Masters Hotel, where the family lived, is open
to the public. Their website is at: www.lauraingallswilder.us 3603 236th Avenue Burr Oak, Iowa 52101 (563)735-5916 |
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De Smet, South Dakota was home to Laura from 1879 to 1894. It was the final stopping place for her family. Visitors can see 17 sites mentioned in her books, including the Ingalls Home and Surveyors' House.
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society was founded shortly after Laura Ingalls Wilder's death in 1957. Visit their website at: www.liwms.com PO Box 344 De Smet, SD 57231 800-880-3383 |
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Rocky Ridge Farm near Mansfield, Missouri was the home of Laura, Almanzo and Rose Wilder. The house and museum next to it contains almost everything the Wilders owned and used. In town is the Wilder Library and the graves of the family. A website is located at: www.LauraIngallsWilderhome.com Route 1, Box 24 Mansfield, MO 65704 (417) 924-3626 |
