The Real Story of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder Is Just Tragic
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- Did you know that the beloved "Little House" series was rooted in a life filled with both love and hardship? Were you aware that Laura Ingalls Wilder didn't publish her first book until she was 65 years old?
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Early Life and Family Background
02:44 - Laura and Almanzo's Meeting and Marriage
03:44 - Tragedies and Hardships
04:41 - In Search of a Better Life
05:53 - Life at Rocky Ridge Farm
06:52 - Laura's Writing Career and the Little House Books
07:49 - Later Years and Legacies
08:27 - Outro
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This video delves into the real story behind Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, a tale that intertwines with the narrative of American history and the spirit of the pioneer era. We start by exploring Laura's early life and family background, revealing her connections to notable historical figures and the frequent relocations of her family, which played a crucial role in shaping her experiences and perspectives.
We then move to the heartwarming yet complex story of Laura and Almanzo's meeting and marriage, highlighting their deep bond despite significant age differences and societal norms of their time. The story takes a poignant turn as we explore the tragedies and hardships they faced together, including the loss of their infant son and Almanzo's health struggles.
The journey continues with their various moves in search of a better life, from the cold winters of Minnesota to the humid climate of Florida, and finally to their permanent home at Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri. This segment of the video paints a vivid picture of their resilience and adaptability in the face of constant challenges.
At Rocky Ridge Farm, we see the Wilders' transformation of rugged land into a thriving, diverse farm. This segment also covers Laura's gradual journey into writing, culminating in the creation of the iconic "Little House" books, which offered a blend of memoir and fiction to depict pioneer life.
Finally, the video reflects on their later years and lasting legacy. We explore how their lives and works continued to impact and inspire, with Rocky Ridge Farm standing as a testament to their enduring spirit.
This narrative, rich in historical context and personal struggle, offers a deeper understanding of the real lives behind the famous "Little House" stories. It's a tale of love, loss, resilience, and the undying spirit of adventure.
What part of Laura and Almanzo's story resonates most with you? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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In her Little House books Laura Ingalls Wilder left out some things that she had known about as a child but felt it would be too scary for children to read. One of these stories was about an inn between the Ingalls home in Little House on the Prairie and Independence. The family had stopped at this inn to purchase water but could not afford to stay there. When pa walked to Independence he too just got water from this inn. There were stories going around about people leaving Independence and simply vanishing without a trace. Many people blamed the Indians for killing this people. Someone then noticed that the land behind the inn was always freshly plowed but nothing was ever planted. Suspicions quickly rose against the family that owned the inn. When people started digging in the ground they found the remains of many people that this family had murdered, robbed and buried. The family who owned this inn had quickly fled when the other people started digging. Someone had road out to the Ingalls cabin and talked to pa. I’m not sure if Laura had heard what the man said to pa but he saddled up his horse and left with this man. I don’t remember how long pa was away from his family. Laura wrote that for years there were rumors about someone seeing the family in various locations. I forgot the exact words so I will paraphrase here “Each time there was rumor that the family had been spotted pa would say with a definite tone that they did not see the family.” For those who want to confirm what I stated here it is in the book that has both Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane as the authors. Sorry I no longer have my copy of this book and I forgot it’s actually title.
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I fail to see how this story is “just tragic.” They lived long, productive lives. They survived hard circumstances yes, but life was/is challenging. Nobody lives to 90 without enduring some tragedy.
Very true!!
This video sugar coated a lot of what happened to them.....read the original books....it was much worse.....
Give me some examples.@@fighter4freedom
If their lives were worse than depicted here, why didn't the video reflect that???
@@fighter4freedom A lot of people have no idea that Laura wrote books after the Little House series, starting with "The First Four Years". This video didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, primarily from just reading all of Laura's books.
Laura lived to the age of 90 and died in 1957, she literally saw the world go from covered wagons to cars, planes, nuclear power, Radio, TV and the dawn of the space age. I couldn't comprehend the changes she saw in her life.
The fastest growth in technology ever. My grandfather saw these changes. Indoor plumbing, electricity, planes, cars, advanced medical technology, television! etc etc. what an amazing time in life.
My dear grandmother saw the same. We used to read the books together and enjoyed watching the show. She taught me how ti read with "The Little House on the Prairie" books. I am so grateful for that. I miss my best friend, every minute of every dat
Growing up, we had a family friend who was born in 1900 and died in 94 and I often thought about the amazing changes she saw. We cannot even imagine.....
We’ve gone from good Star Wars movies to garbage 😂
@@nhmooytis7058 disney, like meta turns the midas touch into dogturds.
This is rather a story of success, fortitude, faith and happiness rather than tragedy to me.
I agree! Trying to paint Laura’s story as a bleak tragedy is misguided and just wrong. We all will face sad and tragic events if we live long enough, It’s our response to those events that determine if our life is tragic or not. Laura was a success.
@@amysill3815 SUPER CORRECT! Thank you so very much fro writing your comment! I totally Agree! This is the story of the champions who built this nation against all adversity! Many blessings to all!
I'm an Ingalls by blood....my mother is an Ingalls woman by birth. Mother is still homesteading off grid.
Suffice to say, The Ingalls Family is still around.
I have friends who are Ingalls, related to Laura
Both Charles and Caroline were from large families. It was only Charles’ lineage that ends with Rose. All the women, except Mary, all died from complications from diabetes.
Hope they’ve stabilized n quit dragging their families around
I adore your family. Thank you
How do you knew this?please tell us how you are ingalls blood
I am from Malone, New York and they have preserved Almanzo Wilders farm. It’s a historic learning tourist site now. It’s amazing to see the past farm tools, housewares, and the places where the Wilder family walked and worked.
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I am from that area as well (Saranac), my mother lived in Malone. I visited the Wilder farm many years ago before they rebuilt the barns. Only the house was there if I remember correctly. I loved seeing the loom that was upstairs in one of the bedrooms...it was fascinating!
Actor Dean Butler (Almanzo Wilder) has made it his life's mission to preserving the Wilder family home.
I'm from Malone too and remember visiting the Wilder home. Of course I read all the books too.
Her life was not tragic, she had Tragic things happen to her that were typical of the Era. And normal life.
You know how everyone these days are claiming to be victims.
As a child I was always very interested in "how things were done", and Laura's books are full of descriptions of so many things - building a house, raising crops, farming, cooking, food preservation, dealing with cold, etc., without modern conveniences. Although, as a children's writer, Laura did leave out much of the sadder and seamier side of life on the frontier, she was an amazing storyteller. She brought the 19th century to life in a very relatable way. She showed us that people are people, no matter what era they lived in, and that hard work is worth the effort.
Laura Wilder said that what she wrote was all true, but she didn't write everything. She was willing to share her story, but kept the sad parts out. She gave a gift to the world!
It makes sense though - they were written for children.
Apparently it was common for everyone of the Ingalls girls to journal while growing up. Laura's younger sister, Carrie's life is even more intriguing to me. She moved west to Wyoming and South Dakota as a young woman. She went on to manage several small local papers and didn't marry until later in life. She raised the children of her husband and his deceased wife and even looked after her older sister Mary in the town of Keystone, SD.
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How do you suggest I learn more about Carrie's life? A book title or link, please. 🙂
I have visited all of the homes Laura lived in with the exception of Florida. I have also visited Keystone, SD. Every location has historic sites and markers. Several, including DeSmet, Walnut Grove, Pepin, and Keystone have museums with very enthusiastic and knowledgeable docents who enjoy sharing their stories bout the Ingalls family. The museum in Keystone is very nice and full of exhibits related to Carrie, her family and nearby Mt Rushmore and the gold mining that dominated the region in the 19th century. I don't know of any books but there is information online about Carrie.
Did you ever 1 about the the tv show The Waltons based on Earl Hamner's writings? ALOT of sugar coating, distorting there too @@FactsVerse
The life, travels, and ideological impact of their daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, is every bit as fascinating as the lives of her parents. Rose went to Russia as a young woman and even went to Vietnam at age 78 to report on the war. Rose Wilder Lane through her writings and her 1943 book, "The Discovery of Freedom" became one of founders of the Libertarian moment in America. Her life was amazing.
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Thank you for your informative post about Rose Wilder Lane!
I read all of Laura’s Little House books as a child (and many times since) and adore her and her family immensely. 💙
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I think I read the Little House series so many times as a child that my mother finally told me to read something else.
@@FactsVerse I would love to see a video about the 16th century female Irish pirate, Grace O’Malley. She was an amazingly fascinating woman, especially for her time and incidentally, is on my family tree. 😊
I have all the books you've shown here. My mom got me started on the LITTLE HOUSE series when I was young. I still read them from time to time.❤❤❤❤❤😊
As a great great grand niece of Laura I always enjoy learning more about my distant relative. Thank you for this opportunity to learn more about her real life, and not just her books/TV series life.
The TV series was complete fiction
The only way you can be Laura's niece is thru Almanzo's family--which makes her your aunt by marriage and not by blood. Unless you are descended from Carrie's stepson, which, again, is aunt by marriage and not by blood.
Hers were the first books that I remember loving and enjoying as a young child.
Living in Missouri I loved visiting Mansfield. The stone house that you show was not Rocky Ridge Farm but a home that The Wilder's daughter, Rose, built for them when she became quite successful as an author. They did live there for some years but eventually moved back to their farm because of the memories and work they put into it. The Rock House that Rose designed is a short distance from Rocky Ridge Farm. RRF is amazing because of how long it took Almanzo to built it (around 15 years because of his lame leg) plus he was an incredible weaver and painter. He also was wonderful with woodworking and expanded the kitchen which was considered a marvel over 100 years ago.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about them. Nice to learn all of that. I was surprised to hear in this video about their 10 year age difference, and that she was 18 when they married; I think in the tv series she was younger.
Robyn, Thank you for rounding out so much of Laura and Almanzo’s life for us! I love the stone house Rose built for them. It oozes warmth and charm. Grateful for your post.
I remember reading that Almanzo had custom-built the kitchen in their first house (the one that burned down) with especially short counters because Laura herself was so petite. That way she could reach everything easily without having to stretch. I thought that was incredibly thoughtful.
I'm shocked the program didn't mention "Pioneer Girl," Laura's rough drafts/initial tale of her life. Although it can be hard for adults who grew up on Little House to read, Pioneer Girl really offers a more realistic look into Laura's and her family's life, including a little about Laura's baby brother who lived only a short time. The challenges these people faced, and overcame, were truly incredible.
And how Laura almost got raped?!!!
And how Charles left in the middle of the night in order to avoid paying rent?!
I am obsessed with Laura’s life. I love her.❤ And Charles. And Almanzo. Omg I love all of them😊
@@christinemerritt974 SPOILER ALERT.... oops... too late for that, isn't it? ; )
@@christinemerritt974I’m obsessed too. I was saying to my daughter, it’s supposed to be a feel good show but I get depressed…I would love to live in a small town like that with no blooming internet and spoiled kids. Ppl respectful, including the kids, quality family time, all the time. Having nothing yet having more than we have 😢
When was she almost raped? I never heard that story. @@christinemerritt974
Heather cox Richardson, a historian, blogs about this.@@christinemerritt974
I think they were meant to be together for there whole life. They never gave up. Wonderful marriage. Loved Laura’s books and the Little House on the Prairie Show. Still do 🥰♥️
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Challenging is not the same as tragic. Many people would love to live into old age with their childhood sweetheart.
My third grade teacher would read us wilders books, she met the author and fell in love withe he works, Iam 73 and still remember her reading them fondly ❤❤
My fifth grade would read them to us after lunch. We had about 30 minutes of quiet time. She would read and we would do needlework (yes, even the boys). I am 63.
My Great great grandfather homesteaded close to Fedora South Dakota in 1884, which is about 35 miles from Desmet. I was born in the same county so I know this land well as well as the stories of my ancestors. My great grand father was born in a sod house with an artesian well. I have a family picture from Fedora with a member of the Ingalls family. I do not know the circumstances of the picture. The Little House series of books is absolutely an accurate account of Pioneer life in the Dakota’s. The last time I was in DeSmet the cottonwood trees that Charles Ingalls planted were still thriving, that was 40 years ago. I don’t know if they still are.
I have always wanted to travel to De Smet. If the cottonwood trees have survived that would be lovely.
No literature has touched me as deeply as the work of Laura Ingalls Wilder. It fostered my interest in history, genealogy and all things "old fashioned". I majored in history in college and worked as an assistant in county museums. In 2019 I was able to visit De Smet, South Dakota, fulfilling an item from my bucket list. It was incredible to stand in the tiny town and visualize all of the stories Laura told of her life there.
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I was really disappointed when I found out that the Laura Ingalls Literacy Award had been changed (the name) because of racial undertones in her literature. I will NEVER understand this mentality of changing, hiding or cancelling stuff that wouldn’t be appropriate today. That’s how we learn and grow. If I ruled the world I’d bring the awards original name back. Such a shame.
@@Gagalover1569Agreed. How are you supposed to learn from history when They keep erasing it?
Then again, history is often not what we're told anyway...been l!3d to about dang near everything :-/
Been to De Smet too it was a dream come true!
Agreed!
When I want to complain about something insignificant I think of her life and hardship that I can’t imagine!
Living in Wisconsin, I read "The Long Winter" every year about early January. That and "Farmer Boy" are probably my favorite two books of the "Little House" series. Caroline hailed from Brookfield, Wisconsin - about a ten minute drive from my home!
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Farmer Boy was always my favorite.
I was an unexpected, very late in life child for my parents, my dad was born in South Dakota in 1921 and he spent most of his summers on his grandfather's farm in Sioux Falls. Usually at night my mom would read or sing to me, but every now and then I just wanted my dad. He'd either tell me stories about his childhood or he would read to me. There were two books especially that I can remember him reading, The Family Under the Bridge and Farmer Boy. It would often trigger all sort of memories for him, which he would share.
My copy was thrown away in a chaotic move after his death and I didn't think about it again until our daughter was 8. I found a hardbound copy in a used bookstore, and I can still remember her refusing to pull her nose out.
Oh my gosh. I love Laura Ingalls Wilder. Went to Mansfield MO. to see the Laura I Wilder museum which sits on 185 acres (her land) . It was so great. If you go you will get the house he built for his wife Laura. You will also see the Sears and Robucks house that Rose had built for them. I absolutely loved it. It was a great stop. I have actually been there twice. I also did go to the Wilders grave site. Rose is buried there, too. FYI I am 63 years old.
I grew up watching Little House on the Prairie and I love the story.
The books are completely different from the show.
I didn’t realize she was 65 when her first book was published. That is amazing! ❤
My grandmother was born in 1895 in South Dakota, close to DeSmet, also from a pioneer family. She had an amazing life and spent 25 years in the Holy Land. My sister wrote a book about her entitled "From Prairie to Palestine" She died age 94. We used to talk with her about the huge changes she saw in her life from a time when there were no cars, radio, TV or airplanes ... to all of this now. Entertainment was prose, poetry, the spoken word, plays and musical instruments, like in her stories.
wow, so interesting those generations were AMAZING. Sadly I only had one grandparent who lived past young/mid adult, and she lived to 100, but she never talked about her life much. My father (her son) told us about his and it was a painful life with deaths of natural fathers (she married 3 times) and abuse by step-fathers, etc. so I understand why she didn't talk much about it.
I was named after Laura Ingalls Wilder. 💕
AWWW how sweet!
On the show Almanzo recovered from that Stroke’
My grandpa was born in the late 1900s and came to Florida in a mule and wagon. I loved hearing about life in those early days. I can't imagine how bad the heat and mosquitoes were in those days. Those pioneers were a special kind of tough.
Charles Ingalls claimed a LOT of land. He was one heck of a man. Caroline must have REALLY loved him to go through all of the hardships and moving from place to place. Once you start having children, you are supposed to grow where you are planted. Moving from place to place via a covered wagon dodging arrows in the freezing, windy weather with children requires a certain kind of strength and stamina. I have nothing but admiration for the entire Ingalls family.
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And they almost starved and died at some point.
When all the game was hunted out for miles around, Charles would get the itch to move to some place still wild. Where I used to live in the Ozarks, there are far more deer etc. NOW than there was in 1900 when the land was hunted out and the forests clear cut for lumber. Even bear are not uncommon now.
He was unstable & restless
Poor wife
Caroline was an absolute saint to put up with Charles and his “traveling foot” but she also really had no choice. His traveling foot would REALLY itch when they needed to leave town under cover of darkness to run away from all of his debt.
I once read a clip from a 1940's newspaper that read: ALMONZO WILDER PASSESS AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. uh ... he was 92 years old!
Growing up on "Little House On The Prairie" helped shaped me into the person I am today! I read all Ms. Wilder's books as a child and watched the show till its end and I still watch re-runs on Stream T.V.. I know the actual show's stories are mainly fictional but Laura Ingalls Wilder's message on Love of Family, Life Struggles growing up in that era and Neighborly Care and Respect for each other were evident. I try my Best to reflect this in every aspect of my life.
I read the books but didn't care much for the show - movies can never live up to a well-written book for me. I got tired of the show and stopped watching after or before Laura got married. then I just researched info and read other books after that family.
I enjoyed reading Laura’s books, but reading them with my students brought me even more joy. If the kids had questions about an aspect of pioneer life, we researched it. We even made maple candy, cheese, and a medicinal salve. The Little House books were my favorite literature units.
Thank you for the walk down memory lane. I was a big fan of her work as a little girl
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I was born and raised close to Malone NY and I visited the Wilder home. The books are etched in my childhood memories and I loved them all. Thank you for the wonderful gift
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I am in my mid-50’s and just started re-reading the Little House series, including the background of Almanzo. It’s fascinating history.
If you look in the actual history of “farmer boy” Laura admitted that it was pretty much fiction, I enjoyed the book but now I see it differently 😟
Im 64 and still enjoy these series ..thank you for sharing..Becca M
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Some heartbreak yes, but overall inspiring story of two people who worked hard together and thrived. I would not call it tragic by any means. Much to admire about folks who are tough, resourceful and creative.
Little House on the Prairie , was and always will be one of my all time favorite shows. Each week my family would get to gather and watch the new episodes. To this day, I watch the reruns when I come across them. The Waltons were also a family favorite.
I used to love the show until I read the books. Maybe someday they will make a tv series about the real lives of the Ingalls and of the real Ingalls.
My childhood memories of watching the tv show and later reading the books was just wholesome and adventurous. In 2017, I drove from Florida to Colorado and took the leisurely route and stopped in Mansfield, Missouri. Peaceful and serene area.
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I highly recommend the non-fiction book “Prairie Fires” which combines the history of Laura’s life together with the political and social climate during those times. Of course the real stories of Laura and her family were not as idyllic and romantic as her books were. The author won a Pulitzer Prize.
Hope you get to visit Rocky Ridge Farm sometime. I lived 30 miles away (in Cabool) and was in first grade when she died. My teacher had met her and read to us from Laura's books every day. I remember being sad when one day she announced Laura had died.
@@jaybennett236 I hope I can. Those books gave me my love of reading. They were a huge part of my childhood. Every once in awhile, I'll reread "Farmer Boy", "Little Town on the Prairie" or "These Happy Golden Years" and it gives me such joy.
Have read a lot of books about LIW, and "Prairie Fires" is the best, imo. It details not just the stories of the Ingalls and Wilder families, but paints social and economic times, the slowly changing roles of women, the relationship of Laura and her daughter, and the whole history and society of a hugely changing era. The stuff about the treatment of the Native Americans was shocking, showing how racism and white supremacy was an endemic part of American life. It also shows how fiercely Republican Laura was, while her daughter Rose veered off into some strange ways.
I cannot recommend "Prairie Fires" too highly, and I have resd practically every book about LIW.
My oldest daughter and I read the whole series of books together. Then when she was 10, my husband and I took her to Mansfield to see the farm and museum. We also bought flowers from a local florist and put them on Laura's, Almanzo's and Rose's graves. I think Laura led a wonderful life for the most part. The loss of her son was tragic, but it didn't define who she was and what she could accomplish.
They were meant to be together. I loved watching the show. I had all her books. I wish I still had them. Excellent upload my friend 😊
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I read every book and loved them all. It started a passion in me for the trial and tribulations of early life in America.
I just loved Laura and the books she authored. They did seem like a next to perfect couple, and extremely strong fighters thru to the end!
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I love the life of Laura Ingalls, wilder, and Almanzo, Wilder, such a detail writing about their lives, struggles and triumphs. I will always watch and read the books that I have about them. I am now 69 years old born February 14, 1955.
I enjoyed their resilience, suffering from a house fire, destruction of their farm by drought, and Almanzo`s disease of diphtheria also the hard work they had to perform in the day to day farm production of the food supply. Commitment to each other and the recovery they enjoyed during the respite from all of these things from their relatives shows that the love was rich throughout their extended family too. Fine qualities we see too little of these days.
I Love the books and a very inspiring love story two wonderful people I still watch
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Reading the Little House series a few time, it becomes clear that Pa's itch for More & Better only got him deeper and deeper in debt--which caused the family to live mostly without him--as he worked at distant jobs--his returns always prompted yet another move, as he chased his own dream. Yet the Ingalls books are great, even if smarmy re native people. Their lives were hard just like that of most pioneers' but not tragic. Everyone's ancestors, somewhere along the line, lived like them.
❤ greetings from coastal Mississippi. On my property, Twelve Oaks plantation, l created Walnut Grove Plaza. Consist of the Mercantile, the restaurant//hotel and the school/church. All used for social events. And yes ,l created the Waltons house as well.❤😂🎉
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@@FactsVerse true origins of all the holidays,how every state got its own motto, history of American landmarks, regional accents of people and history of day time Dramas. Have fun 😊
Bravo! Well done!
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You can still visit the Ingalls house in Kansas. It’s incredibly small. There are master bedrooms in newer homes that are larger than the whole building.
The Wilder farm in Brainardsville, New York, was about a mile from my great grandparents' potato farm. I went to visit both locations about 5 years ago. I grew up in a small town close by but never took the opportunity to visit until my parents passed away. It's a lovely area, and I loved the Wilder homestead! It is open to the public during the summer months.
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This was EXCELLENT!! I had no idea there was so much information on the both of them. THANK YOU
Loved her books as a child, started my love of reading, and of the country
I was surprised that she was 65 when the first book was published. 😮
"Prairie Fires" is a very good book that deserves all the awards and recognition! Rose was instrumental in founding the Libertarian Party and was a well known journalist. She and Laura really disliked Franklin Roosevelt!
I read it.
I thought too much politics was rammed in there.
I love this story. I love the series and watch it till this moment.
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My ancestors were part of a pioneering life in New Zealand. Diaries say they did many things like butter making which was so well described in the little house books.
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I love all the stories of Little House on the Prairie I still watch them to this day and I hope they continue for people to come to watch❤
My third grade teacher read to the class the little house books after lunch every day. That was 60 years ago. I have reread the books and enjoyed them as an adult and have the set in my homes library. I also have Rose Wilder Lains book on needlepoint. A wonderful read for children of what American life was like before the 20th century.
I’ve watched LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE so many times. If I were stranded on an island with only one box set, it would be this. My estranged husbands family live in a village in turkey. Their lives are more or less the same. The men work in the fields or travel for work. The woman cook everything from scratch. They have a horse and cart, a couple of cows, which they milk for themselves, chickens for fresh eggs and food. Once a month they buy bulks of flower and rice and seeds. A complete sence of community. Everyone helps each other. Kids play outside with whatever they can find. One tv in the family room and one or two shops. An outhouse. Stone oven in the garden. One mosque. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Water pumped from a well. Some have washing machines but others wash by hand. A neighbours house caught fire and all the men ran there with hoses pumped from the well to put it out. If someone was ill, everyone would go visit. Some would bring food. Literally, the men worked and women tended home. Even the kids did chores. Milking the cow. Collecting eggs. Feeding the cattle and horses. One school. It was a complete culture shock to me and my children who were 11 and 6 at the time but I loved it. Shame I separated otherwise I would have gone there at least twice a year.
I read all these books when I was 9 ... It gave me a love for reading. I remember getting the first book at the school library and squealed when I got the whole set for Christmas
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oh my gosh, I got a set for Christmas too! I absolutely LOVED them and treasured them; then my mom gave them away (to my sister and her kids) and they were 'lost' after that. I plan to get another entire set one day! I think a teacher started reading them to us when we were very young in school. I was hooked on them after that!
Fabulous books and a great story. Read them all many times.
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Laura was a farm woman journalist as a grown woman in their Mansfield Missouri home long after her stories. I’ve read them and her excellent articles of journalism for farm magazines are never attested to her readers. Seek them out to understand the whole Laura.
I’m related to Laura through Richard Warren, who is one of my ancestors. And. Ulysses S. Grant is my cousin along with several other former Presidents of the U.S. I’ve got several of her “Little House…” books.
I’m 62 and her books were my favorite’s growing up.
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I think it was quite sweet how Almanzo and Laura started their courtship in the books. Laura mentioned that in the 'Long Winter' it was Almanzo and Royal that risked their lives to save everyone by getting supplies. In 'Happy Golden Years' Laura gets a teaching job despite technically not being old enough. I think she was fourteen or fifteen. She didn't like it, and the family she lived with was miserable. Anyway, Almanzo used to picked her up on Friday and drive her back to her parents' house and take her back on Sunday so she could get some time with her family. It was during those rides that Laura got to know Almanzo.
I read her books numerous times, I'm from SW Minnesota not to far from Walnut Grove, its History for me.
my fourth grade teacher read us all her books that year. what a great thing that was for our class. It took you to another time & place &sparked my interest in literature & life.❤
This was one of my favorite TV shows as a child. so glad to hear this history
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Many people don’t know or realize the show and books are fictional. Yes, Laura based her books on her childhood thus the show was based on her childhood also; however, many parts were fabricated. One major difference was Mary and her blindness. Mary was blind but she never moved away from her parents and she never married.
Here’s a snippet from Wikipedia:
“At age 14, Ingalls suffered an illness - allegedly scarlet fever - thought at the time to cause her blindness. A 2013 medical study concluded that viral encephalitis actually disrupted her eyesight, based on evidence from first-hand accounts and newspaper reports of her illness, as well as relevant school registries, and epidemiologic data on blindness and infectious diseases. Between 1881 and 1889, Ingalls attended the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa.
The historical record doesn't show why Ingalls did not attend school during one year of that time, but she did finish the seven-year course of study in 1889 and graduated. She then returned home to her parents in De Smet, South Dakota and contributed to the family income by making fly nets for horses.
After her father died in 1902, she and her mother rented out a room in their home for extra income. Following her mother's death in April 1924, she lived for a time with her sister, Grace Ingalls Dow in Manchester, South Dakota.
She then traveled to Keystone, South Dakota to live with her second youngest sister Carrie Ingalls Swanzey. There she suffered a stroke, and on October 20, 1928, she died of pneumonia at age 63. Her body was returned to De Smet, where she was buried in the Ingalls family plot next to her parents at De Smet Cemetery.”
It was a television show, not a documentary!
I found the historical facts interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@@Rick_Kingyes. But some people thought it really was an account of their lives. Heck! I knew it was fictional but I thought the books were more like her real life than they were until my mom told me about the differences in Mary’s life after she went blind. I did a lot of research after that.
the Love and dedication they had for each other .
I think I love the books because I too moved a lot growing up. Seventeen times in fact. We usually lived outside of city limits on acreage with several farm type animals amongst our menagerie of pets. We even lived off grid for several months in the mountains of Montana. Best time of my life!
Loved this series so much.
After watching the TV show my wife bought the Little House on the Prairie books.I read most of them. Very much license was taken in the TV show.
EXACTLY, that is why I prefer the books. Read them as a child before there ever was a show. naturally I was interested the show, but I got bored with it as they had to constantly make up things to spice it up. Then I researched online and in libraries for more information - that is what I found most interesting. The show takes a 'last place' for me, but as a 'show' it is pretty good.
I read the series to my daughter and throughly enjoyed it myself
Laura’s mother Caroline, Laura, and Rose all lost infant sons soon after birth. Very sad, and I wonder if something genetic was involved.
I read everyone of her books as a child. Loved them all!
Rose Wilder Lane wrote a short story in 1922 called “Innocence”, which was fiction based on their time in Florida in 1891. I read it in a collection called “A Little House Sampler”. Very telling. The story won the O. Henry prize for best short story.
Very interesting video, I loved it ! I watched the show and read the books also ❤❤❤
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I grew up reading all of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books!!! I still have them and will hand them down to my granddaughter one day. These stories were a huge part of my life and many were consumed in one afternoon!❤❤❤
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This was a fun video to watch while currently living in Desmet
I loved Wilder's Little House books when I was young, and gave a to for a beloved niece when she turned 12. My husband is related to Laura - likely distantly - through the Delano family.
Who didn't love this series...i was fortunate to tour her home...
Great video! I've loved Laura's books since my third grade teacher began the series in the half hour after lunch recess, when she read to our class. Since then, I've read everything I could get my hands on about her and her family. I didn't watch much of the TV show though. I was excited at first, and loved the two hour movie that introduced the series. After that, it just got kind of silly and veered too far away from reality. Plus, Michael Landon seemed to think taking off his shirt all the time was necessary, when Charles Ingalls was a deeply religious man, and modesty back then included both genders.
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I visited their farm in Missouri once. Lovely place
Thank you! I love Laura and Almanzo
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To me it is not tragic, its just ordinary life stories similar to others of their time. But they were beautiful lives nonetheless! Things happen, but we can all hopefully find grateful hearts in the end.
Exactly, that is what caugth my eye - saying it was "tragic"!!! sure they had suffering - like EVERYONE in the world has (some more than others), but it was a great life and they lived long!
I recently visited Mansfield just before they closed for the season. I loved the books so much growing up, it was so awesome to go to see where she was when she wrote them.
I didn't read the Little House books until my mother gave my 5-year old daughter The Little House in the Big Woods, Mom gave it to her while we were on a family gathering, a weekend in a cabin in the woods!. I will always remember reading it to her there!
That was the beginning! We both read all of them, and I kept reading them through the years. I never liked the TV series, though. It just seemed phony.
In the 1980s I went to Missouri to Rocky Ridge to see the museum and house. What was most emotional for me was seeing Pa's fiddle.
The ancestry of the Ingalls family was new information for me and I became curious about each parents lineage individually.
I loved her books, but hated the show. 🤷♀️ I would like to do more studying of the Ingalls/Wilder families
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Rose's story is told in Peter Bagge's graphic novel CREDO: THE ROSE WILDER LANE STORY.
In a way, her family line never died…through her books her story lives on to inspire many. So while her human progeny did not continue, her written progeny lives beyond the limitations of many human generations.
What gets me is that the real Charles Ingalls was bearded, but Michael Landon was clean shaven.
yeah a LOT of stuff was changed in the show, but if you have to make a show almost 'weekly' you gotta make things up.
@@mchrysogelos7623making things up is one thing. Changing almost everything and leaving out the majority of the books is another.
Hardly that tragic. Just real life!
Real life in that era.
Some of the best books ever. Love her life's story.
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I absolutely love little house on the prairie but even I know all those beautifully coloured patchwork quilts didn’t come for generations after!!
It was also common to find a young woman married to a much older man back then. Even today that still happens depending on locations and local customs.
The Little House books are a great source of survival, wilderness and traditional farming skills that are gold for young readers.
Gotta teach the kids to plant as well as tech. These books are a great start.
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We all loved her stories. Certainly a hard life xxxxx
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Holy crap, what a life!