It was here, the last of Laura’s homes, where she wrote in the Little House books about the places she grew up.

Laura’s stories of her travels take us from the time when she was born in Pepin, Wisconsin, on Februto 1894 when Almanzo, Laura and Rose settled on Rocky Ridge Farm near Mansfield, Missouri. Laura Ingalls Wilder, née Laura Ingalls, (born February 7, 1867, Lake Pepin, Wisconsin, U.S. Laura truly lived a pioneer life, and through her writings of the Little House books we are better able to understand the lives of common people of her generation, particularly during the time of westward expansion in America. Her vivid accounts paint an accurate picture of life from the 1870s -1890s. Laura’s childhood memories served far more than just a colorful backdrop to a young girl’s coming-of-age story. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls is born in the little house in the Big Woods outside of Pepin. Yes, Laura wrote about the travels of a pioneer girl, but most importantly she made the journey herself. Photo: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. Laura Ingalls Wilder Visit The Historic Home & Museum Fans visiting the last of Laura’s homes on Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield, Missouri will discover the chapters of Laura’s life which contain events that honed her writing skills and ultimately inspired her cherished Little House books. They possessed a pioneering spirit that urged them ever westward, to lands of promise and hope. Her parents were Charles Phillip Ingalls and Caroline Quiner Ingalls. In a log cabin near Pepin, Wisconsin, on FebruLaura Elizabeth Ingalls was born. Melissa Ellen Gilbert is an American actress, television director, producer, politician, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. Staff will lead tours though three historic structures, the Surveyors House, the First School of De Smet and the Ingalls Home.

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