Laura's Attic

LAURA INGALLS WILDER
.........Growing up the Dakota Girl

Laura's attic is a selection of unusual books and other interesting items. A small selection at first, but it will grow as I add more items in the days to come. Check back to see what neat items I have added. Pay conveniently and securely via PayPal or checks and money orders gladly accepted. Brochures from the LIW homesites and other freebies are included when your package is shipped.

10% of each order is returned to the LIW homesites to help continue the preservation of Laura's heritage.

You can buy with confidence from dakotagirl.com. I have been buying and selling on Ebay since 1999 and have over 560 positive feedback posts with a percentage rating of 99.3. Click here to see my auctions on Ebay The items below are just a sampling of what you will find.

The Ingalls Family of De Smet

Brand new 50 page album telling of the life of the Charles Ingalls family and their friends in De Smet, SD. Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" books grew up in De Smet and told of her life here in her books. In 1879, the Ingalls family made their final overland trip as a family to De Smet, South Dakota. This was the end of the line, but Charles and his family became one of the first families of De Smet and created a very rich history at the same time.

The book has a handsome gold embossed cover and contains a wealth of information on the Ingalls family and the townspeople mentioned in the LH books. Includes a large collection of rarely seen photographs.

Exploring the Homesites of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Brand new soft cover 68 page booklet exploring the many facets of the homesites and life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is hard to accurately describe all of the information and photos in this booklet with just a few lines. It contains over 100 photographs taken on 30 trips to the various homesites. Here is just a sample of the contents:

Pepin, Wisconsin
Independence,Kansas
Burr Oak, Iowa
Montgomery Ward Catalog
Jewelry/Keystone, South Dakota
Laura's Sewing Basket
Laura's Family Chronology
Detailed index
and so much more....

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Laura Wilder of Mansfield

Brand new, 37 page booklet by William Anderson. The cover says: "A life of the author of the "Little House" books." Gives a brief biography of Laura's life before Mansfield. Very good biography of Laura's life on Rocky Ridge Farm. Covers a lot of Laura's life in Mansfield in this small booklet. Very good selection of black and white photos. The sections include:

1. Prairie Years
2. Early Days in the Ozarks
3. Little House in the Ozarks
4. Laura Ingalls Wilder-Author
5. Honor & Fame
6. The Quiet Years

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Visiting The Homesites of Laura Ingalls Wilder (DVD)

23 minutes - Color - for all ages

Visit Pepin, Wisconsin, where Laura Ingalls was born on Feb. 7, 1867. Follow the Ingalls Family as they move to Wayside, Kansas - Walnut Grove, Minnesota - Burr Oak, Iowa - and De Smet, SD. In De Smet, Laura Ingalls married Almanzo Wilder. They spend time there, as well as on the Wilder Farm in Spring Valley, Minnesota.

When their daughter, Rose, was seven years old they moved to Mansfield, MO - where the Little House Books were written - at Rocky Ridge Farm and the Rock House.

This video shows the restored Wilder home and barns in Burke, NY. Farmer Boy told about Almanzo's boyhood experiences here. The Herbert Hoover Library, in West Branch, Iowa is featured in the video, since Laura's first book, Pioneer Girl - and much of the correspondence between Laura and her daughter Rose is kept there.

The Iowa Story by William Anderson

53 page booklet telling of the life of the Charles Ingalls family in Burr Oak, IA. The Ingalls stay in Burr Oak is the missing link in the Little House books.

After a brief history of the Ingalls fleeing from grasshoppers in Walnut Grove, MN, it includes the life of the Ingalls family at the Masters Hotel and afterward. Has a chapter of Rose Wilder Lane's visit in 1932 and the renovation of the Masters Hotel. Includes a nice selection of rarely seen photographs. As usual, Mr. Anderson has put a lot of information in a small booklet. Chapter Listing:

Chapter I     Burr Oak: The Missing Era of Laura's Books
Chapter II    Refugees from Grasshopper Country
Chapter III   Life in Burr Oak and the Masters Hotel
Chapter IV    Burr Oak Days
Chapter V     A Visit from Rose- A Letter from Laura
Chapter VI    Burr Oak's Interest in Laura Ingalls Wilder
Chapter VII   The Rebirth of the Masters Hotel
Chapter VIII  Iowa's Other Ingalls Associations

The Walnut Grove Story

Brand new soft cover 37 page booklet written by William Anderson. Begins briefly with an introduction to Laura Ingalls Wilder and how she began to write the "Little House" � books. Details of the Ingalls family stay in Walnut Grove and a history of the town, how the LIW Association was formed and the visit of illustrator, Garth Williams to the site, and the annual pageant. Includes a great selection of seldom seen B/W photos,

Laura Ingalls Wilder - Homesite Bracelet

Brand new silvertone bracelet. This bracelet is very high quality.

The bracelet itself is link style and approximately 7 inches long and has a very substantial feel. The charms are very detailed, down to the windows, doors and chimney. You can almost see the fossils in the chimney at Rocky Ridge Farm . The charms vary slightly in size but are approximately 1 inch long and 1/2 inch tall. The home sites included are:

Cabin at Pepin, WI, the birthplace of Laura in the Big Woods.

Cabin on the Osage Diminished Reserve near Independence, KS. Laura wrote of hearing the Indian war whoop and drums pounding during the night.

"The Wonderful House" at Walnut Grove, MN that Pa built after they lived in the dugout on Plum Creek.

The Masters Hotel at Burr Oak, IA where baby Grace was born

The Surveyor's House on the shore of Silver Lake in De Smet, SD. The Ingalls' stayed in this house their first winter in De Smet.

Rocky Ridge Farm house in Mansfield, MO. This was the final home for Laura and Almanzo. They lived most of their adult lives here and raised daughter Rose.

Farmhouse in Malone, NY, boyhood home of Laura's Manly, Almazno Wilder.

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