PRESERVING HISTORY DISCOVER LAURA
Readers from all over the world have fond recollections from the Little House on the Prairie book series, which vividly portrays the challenges and adventures of the frontier. Written by Laura Ingalls Wilder , the semi-autobiographical collection of nine books chronicles her early years to her married life. This includes the Ingalls family’s travels, struggles, and daily life through her eyes. Five of the nine books take place in De Smet, where they moved to in the fall of 1879 and spent their first South Dakota winter in the Surveyor’s House (highlighted in By the Shores of Silver Lake ). The family eventually settled in the Original Ingalls Home built by Charles , or “Pa.” Visitors can literally step inside history with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes tours, thanks to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society .
WRITTEN BY ALANA SNYDER AND PHOTOS BY JOHN SNYDER
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