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Trundlebed TalesEp 154 Reading Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. BurgessWe're picking up 2 more stories from Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. Today we are reading "The Disappointed Bush" and "Why Bobby Raccoon Washes His Food."
2025-06-0822 minTrundlebed TalesLaura Ingalls Wilder Events April 2025What's going on with Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during April 2025. Now this month's update is a little late, but I'm trying to make sure things are updating properly.
2025-04-2410 minTrundlebed TalesEp 153 Kansas City MuseumsMy friend Kelly and I visited Kansas City, MO. We were visiting 3 of the many museums in Kansas City, MO. We visited the new children's museum about the picture book The Rabbit Hole, the living history site Shawntee Town 1929, and Disney 100 Exhibit at Union Station.
2025-04-011h 04Trundlebed TalesMarch 2025 Laura Ingalls Wilder EventsLook for Laura events in
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park – Bushnell, FL
Little House on the Prairie: The Musical
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
De Smet, SD
250th Anniversary of the US
2025-03-2508 minTrundlebed TalesFirst Podbean Podcast Episode ReleaseSince we have to change systems since Blog Talk Radio is shutting down. This episode explains about the switch. Hopefully we'll get going with full episodes again soon.
2025-01-3104 minTrundlebed TalesNovember 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month I have a couple of presentations this month. We've got events in Walnut Grove, MN; Mansfield, MO; and with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. Plus, we have a new book on Rose Wilder Lane.
2024-11-0516 minTrundlebed TalesOctober 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateOctober is also an unusually busy month with things happening not only in events, but in the news. Find 2 events at Malone that just recently popped up, information about a TV show documentary, word on an on-going display, tours in Simi Valley, and a class at the Newberry.
2024-10-0325 minTrundlebed TalesAugust and September 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis is a couple of extremely busy months this year. Between the two months pretty much every Laura homesite has had an event.
2024-09-0537 minTrundlebed TalesJuly 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThere are a lot of Laura events every July. There are events scheduled this month in Pepin, WI; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD;Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, WI; Simi Valley, CA.
Dean Butler's "Prairie Man" has rolled out.
2024-07-1202 minTrundlebed TalesRoving Report Laura Days in Burr Oak IA 2024A roving report to what happened in Burr Oak, Iowa during Laura Days. This year the event was June 22, 2024. Get a report on what changes they'd made since my trip in 2019. Get a report on a new place to eat - Mabe's Pizza. Get a report on where I stayed and learn about a new untitled documentary in the works.
2024-07-0636 minTrundlebed TalesEp 152 Report from Simi Valley CAA group of friends went to the big 50th anniversary cast reunion site tour for "Little House on the Prairie." Scott Smith and Micky Thompson went on a friends trip to one of the major events of the year in Simi Valley, California where most of the TV show exteriors were shot. Listen to Scott and Micky's report on what it was like to attend and visit both indoors and outdoor sets and meet the actors at one of the two biggest reunions of actors scheduled for all year. They urge you to attend and got for the upper price ti...
2024-06-061h 13Trundlebed TalesEp 151 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom 2024Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
2024-05-0534 minTrundlebed TalesEp 150 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court EclipseToday I'm going to be doing a reading from my favorite of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. An early major plot point in the book the Yankee uses an eclipse to get out of being held hostage and to gain power in the court.
2024-04-0826 minTrundlebed TalesApril 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateI have two programs in April and there is a lot of stuff going on. There is another production of Little House on the Prairie: The Musical. There are two cast reunion events and Malone is starting a new event.
2024-04-0521 minTrundlebed TalesEp 149 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2023What happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2023.
2024-03-0957 minTrundlebed TalesEp 148 Read Across American Mother West Wind’s Children Part 9In honor of Read Across America we're going to get another story from Thornton Burgess. His stories were originally published in magazines and in most of them they set up the next chapter. This particular one those is short stories. We're going to start with "Mr. Toad's Old Suit."
2024-03-0221 minTrundlebed TalesMarch 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateMarch is the start of the year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder season. It’s still pretty quiet. However, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri is the first of the Laura homesites that close for the season to reopen each year. Walnut Grove and De Smet are both at least partially open all year, but with Mansfield’s opening it means that the Laura Ingalls Wilder season has officially begun!
We've got an event in Burr Oak and a production of Little House on the Prairie: The Musical. This month will also be the long awaited 50th Annive...
2024-02-2919 minTrundlebed TalesEp 147 Roving Report from Mansfield MO for Laura Ingalls Wilder Days Take 2My friend Kelly Pelzel and I headed down to Mansfield, Missouri for Wilder Days. We didn't get a roving report done at the time. We set up a time to record it and..... BlogTalkRadio wasn't doing live shows so I recorded it instead. Listen to all our tips as we get you to take a trip with us to Mansfield, Missouri, Wilder Days, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.
2024-02-201h 02Trundlebed TalesEp 146 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2024What do people talk about? Normally people tell their Laura story. We all have one.
How we discovered Laura and her booksWhat your favorite story is from the booksWhat’s the best thing in your Laura collectionWhat’s your favorite edition of the booksWhat’s the craziest thing did you do because it was a “Little House” thing (place visited, craft tried, book read)
I hope to either hear from you live or….
Give Laura a Call and Give a Listen
Call in (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 to call into the show.
2024-02-081h 13Trundlebed TalesFebruary 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateFebruary in Laura's birthday month so for a winter month we get a lot of action this month. A lot of it is online so you can participate. We'll have an online birthday party on this podcast and there will be one for the Walnut Gove Pageant where they celebrate with people who played Nellie in the pageant over the years.
2024-01-3009 minTrundlebed TalesJanuary 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJanuary has an astonishing number of family dates. There are annual meetings for members in both Burr Oak, IA (Zoom link available for members) and Malone, NY. There basically weren't any Laura Christmas plays in production in December, but January is making up for it with 2 Little House on the Prairie: The Musical productions. 2024 is the 50th Anniversary of the Little House on the Prairie, the NBC TV series. Expect all sorts of events in its honor this year and they are starting to roll out.
2024-01-1318 minTrundlebed TalesDecember 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateDecember is not the busiest Laura month, but it does have several events restart with a Christmas theme. We have events in De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN; Mansfield, MO and a cast event. There are also events coming up with Trundlebed Tales and I am looking for your input for several questions.
2023-12-0528 minTrundlebed TalesEp 145 Josh Gates LiveJosh Gates, host of Destination Truth and Expedition Unknown and Josh Gates Tonight plus other Discovery channel shows, gives in person speeches and tours around the country. His current show is called AN EVENING OF LEGENDS, MYSTERIES, AND TALES OF ADVENTURE. It covers his time during the pandemic when Josh Gates Tonight gave us something of a lifeline. It tells about how he got the job he has now. He looks into how do science and the supernatural intercect. What's it like to attend one of his shows? Listen up and I'll tell you.
2023-10-3145 minTrundlebed TalesOctober and November 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateWe have events this time from The Newberry in Chicago, online with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, Mansfield, MO, Cast Reunions at Non-Homesite Towns of More than 3 Cast Members, and looking ahead to Little House on the Prairie: The Musical.
2023-10-1319 minTrundlebed TalesSeptember 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month two homesites are having their big Laura Ingalls Wilder event; Pepin WI and Mansfield MO. There is a smaller event in Malone/Burke NY. The larger fan events for the TV show have started up again.
Find the complete list here:
September 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Events – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com)
2023-09-1218 minTrundlebed TalesEp 140 Roving Report from Walnut Grove MNMy friend Kelly Pelzel and I took an quick trip up to Walnut Grove to see the new pageant in July. After 45 years they have changed their pageant. They are taking the story and dividing it into three parts. The first one will have the most of the original pageant so they started with what will be the second of the trilogy. It’s called Chasing the Dream, 1875-1876. We also took a little time to hit some of the other places in town. This was Kelly's first trip to Walnut Grove. It wasn't a complete trip, but we saw a l...
2023-08-2754 minTrundlebed TalesAugust 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateAugust is growing as Laura Ingalls Wilder event month. Look for events in Pepin, WI: De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN; Malone/Burke, NY; and NBC Little House on the Prairie TV reunion events.
2023-08-0433 minTrundlebed TalesJuly 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJuly is one of the biggest Laura Ingalls Wilder event months. We're going to look ahead to events to Pepin, WI; Independence, KS; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Burke, NY; Old World Wisconsin; Eagle, WI; Nelson Pioneer Farm; Oskaloosa, IA; Project Archeology; and the Wilder Podcast.
2023-06-2942 minTrundlebed TalesJune 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJune brings us into Summer and it's a big Laura month. Get the news from Pepin, WI, Independence, KS, Burr Oak, IA, De Smet, SD, and Spring Valley, MN.Then what's going on with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association and the South Dakota Historical Society Press. Are you going to an event this June?
2023-06-0420 minTrundlebed TalesEp 139 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom This Year 2023Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
2023-06-011h 03Trundlebed TalesEp 138 Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion Hannibal 2023I didn't get a roving report episode although I didn't get to do it live. Instead I'm going to give you a full report of what it was like to attend this cast reunion and how it was different from other cast reunions. I'll include some ideas about what you should plan on if you make a Little House cast reunion trip.
The cast included:
Alison Arngrim (Nellie Olesen)Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle)Wendi Lou Lee (Baby Grace)Patrick Labyorteaux (Andy Garvey)Jennifer Donati (Baby Rose)
2023-05-3147 minTrundlebed TalesEp 137 World Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind’s Children Part 9Every year I do some reading in honor of World Read Aloud Day. It's every March 2nd in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Sometimes I do something Laura specific, but lately I've been doing Mother West Wind's Children by Thorton W. Burgess. For awhile I was doing short episodes as I tested various microphones, but today's is going to be my standard equipment. Learn more about Burgess and find a list of links to the other stories. Today we're doing "Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long."
2023-04-2825 minTrundlebed TalesApril May 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateLaura Ingalls Wilder season is really getting started. The Laura Ingalls Wilder sites that haven't opened yet for the season will open at the end of May. There is an event in Pepin and a fundraiser in Burr Oak. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association homesite updates online program about what's happening with the homesites this year. It's Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival and 3 more events with "Little House on the Prairie" TV show cast members that are close to Iowa. There is even an event at the Gene Autry Museum of the West. Check out this...
2023-04-2014 minTrundlebed TalesMarch 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateMarch is the month when the museums that closed down for the winter start to reopen. We have several events and a couple pieces of news.
2023-03-1410 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times New OrleansI know what it means to miss New Orleans.... or rather I don't. I've never been there, but it's one of my friend Kelly Pezel's favorite places to visit. She's going to join me so we can learn about what to visit in New Orleans, how and why. Tracy Vozar is going to call in, too. Tracy is going to talk about going to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras and how you can actually participate in a Mardi Gras parade.
2023-02-1947 minTrundlebed TalesEp 136 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2022Find out everything that happened in 2022. Get updates about what's gone on at the homesites. Find out about new books to buy. Learn where to tune in for on-going programs.
Sarah S. Uthoff is a nationally known Laura Ingalls Wilder authority and has presented at five of the Wilder homesites, many times at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, many conferences and numerous libraries, museums, and events around the Midwest. Attend one of her programs, schedule one yourself, watch her videos, listen to her podcast, look at her photos, and find her on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , SlideShare, and Academia.edu . Professionally she is a refere...
2023-02-1845 minTrundlebed TalesEp 137 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2023What do people talk about? Normally people tell their Laura story. We all have one.
How we discovered Laura and her booksWhat your favorite story is from the booksWhat’s the best thing in your Laura collectionWhat’s your favorite edition of the booksWhat’s the craziest thing did you do because it was a “Little House” thing (place visited, craft tried, book read)
I hope to either hear from you live or….
Give Laura a Call and Give a Listen
Call in (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 to call into the show.
2023-02-1159 minTrundlebed TalesFebruary 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateFebruary in Laura's birthday month so for a winter month we get a lot of action this month. A lot of it is online so you can participate.
2023-02-0414 minTrundlebed TalesJanuary 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateWe normally don't have an update this month, but we've got enough going on that I wanted to. Most of that stuff is online so I want you to know in enough time to get signed up for it and to prepare questions. We also have a bunch of birthdays this month and no one much mentions them so I'm giving them a shout out, too.
2023-01-0316 minTrundlebed TalesEp 136 Marceline Missouri Walt Disney Hometown Museum in 2022In 2019 I was driving down to Mansfield, Missouri for their Wilder Days event. I was going to be traveling by myself I decided to swing over to Marceline, MO on my way down.
Disney - YouTube
It wasn't very long after I got back that I was looking up something about Rothville, Missouri and discovered it was right by Marceline and I somehow had missed it. That means I had to go back. My friend Kelly offered to go back with me and this is what we saw in Marceline.
Ep 133 Roving Report Chariton County Missouri Take 2 06/18 by Trundlebedtales | History...
2022-11-2856 minTrundlebed TalesDecember 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateDecember is an even busier month than usual. We've got Christmas events at De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone/Burke, NY. We're also checking in on Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas themed plays and events connecting with the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Events
December 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Events – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com)
Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Plays
Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Plays 2022 – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com)
Dean Butler Reads for Almanzo Wilder
Dean Butler Reads for Almanzo Wilder Farm – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com)
2022-11-2429 minTrundlebed TalesEp 135 Veteran’s Day In Flanders FieldsWe'll look back on Veteran's Day with a special focus on "In Flander's Fields" by John McCrae and poppies.
2022-11-1127 minTrundlebed TalesNovember 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateNovember used to be a slow Laura fan month, but we've seen some developments this year. Learn about events at Mansfield, MO and a future TV show event.
2022-11-0314 minTrundlebed TalesRoving Report Around Iowa Summer 2022I've already done episodes with touring plans - how to visit a site and what to see - and with everything going on we're going to check in and see if they are still valid. Today we're going to talk about our visits this year to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa and Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
2022-10-0733 minTrundlebed TalesSeptember 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateSeptember tends to be another big Laura Ingalls Wilder event month. Learn about events in Pepin, WI; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; West Branch, IA.
2022-09-1213 minTrundlebed TalesEp 134 Laura Ingalls Wilder BasicsToday is Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder's wedding anniversary. In honor of that we're having a special Laura Ingalls Wilder basic questions episode. We'll do another special episode so be sure to ask questions for the next one.
2022-08-2532 minTrundlebed TalesAugust 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month's birthday girl is Carrie Ingalls. Join us for events in Pepin, Wisconsin; De Smet, South Dakota; Spring Valley, Minnesota; and Malone, New York.
2022-08-0415 minTrundlebed TalesRoving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 10 2022This is the last day of my Walnut Grove trip. I visit the dugout site and get two nasty surprises. Then I have a happy surprise at the museum. Finally, I drive home and talk about videos you can look for.
2022-07-2123 minTrundlebed TalesRoving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 9 2022This is the second day of my trip. I hit several places I hadn't made yesterday. I do my In the Kitchen With Laura (Pioneer Version) and check out the rest of the Family Festival. I visit the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy, Minnesota. Then I end the night with "Fragments of a Dream" the Walnut Grove pageant.
2022-07-2129 minTrundlebed TalesRoving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 8 2022The return of my live reports from a Laura trip. These were recorded live, but live none the less. I drive up to Walnut Grove, learn about changes around the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, and end up in Marshall, Minnesota.
2022-07-2025 minTrundlebed TalesJuly 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJuly is about the biggest month in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom. There are lots of homesite events and it's the heart of summer vacation season. Learn about events in Pepin, WI; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Keystone, SD; the Nelson Pioneer Farm; LauraPalooza; and the Hollywood Show in Burbank.
2022-06-2326 minTrundlebed TalesEp 133 Roving Report Chariton County Missouri Take 2I recently took a trip with my friend Kelly Pezel down to Chariton County, Missouri to visit the place where the Ingalls family bought land near the town of Rothville. I hadn't ever been there before so I was glad to get a chance at visiting one of the last places the Charles Ingalls family visited that I hadn't visited yet.
This is the brochure the Chariton County Historical Society puts out:
rothville-brochure.pdf (keytesvillemo.com)
For a more historical view:
Little House on the Prairie – historical perspective (pioneergirl.com)
2022-06-1833 minTrundlebed TalesEp 132 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom This Year 2022Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
2022-06-0233 minTrundlebed TalesEp 131 Come Visit Laura Ingalls Wilder and Plan Your Laura Trip Part 2This episode is the second in a series of episodes this month that are going to talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder travel. This first episode is full of questions that you should ask yourself as you start planning a Laura trip. People think there is a one size fits all kind of Laura trip. There isn't. People are interested in different aspects of the story. Some people are more interested than others. Others might be limited by travel issues or time on a particular trip. This episode will be questions you should ask yourself before you take off on that...
2022-03-1758 minTrundlebed TalesEp 130 World Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind’s Children Part 8Every year I do some reading in honor of World Read Aloud Day. It's every March 2nd in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Sometimes I do something Laura specific, but lately I've been doing Mother West Wind's Children by Thorton W. Burgess. For awhile I was doing short episodes as I tested various microphones, but today's is going to be my standard equipment. Learn more about Burgess and find a list of links to the other stories. Today we're doing "Johnny Chuck's Great Fight."
2022-03-1218 minTrundlebed TalesEp 129 Come Visit Laura Ingalls Wilder and Plan Your Laura TripThis episode is the start of a series of episodes this month that are going to talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder travel. This first episode is full of questions that you should ask yourself as you start planning a Laura trip. People think there is a one size fits all kind of Laura trip. There isn't. People are interested in different aspects of the story. Some people are more interested than others. Others might be limited by travel issues or time on a particular trip. This episode will be questions you should ask yourself before you take off on that...
2022-03-0441 minTrundlebed TalesEp 128 Iowa Honey Producers Association and the Honey TreeJoin our host Sarah Uthoff talking to Jason Foley, President of Iowa Honey Producers Association [IHPA], member of the Friendly Beekeepers of Iowa, an educator of beekeeping, a certified master beekeeper through the University of Florida, 4 time "beekeeper of the year" recipient from the university of Florida, owner of "Foley's Russian Bees" and co-owner of "Honey Hollow Apiary & Gardens LLC". We're going to be talking about raising bees today. We'll also talk about the association and how producer organizations work, especially the princess system. Finally we'll turn to honey trees. Are there really trees filled with honey?
2022-02-211h 04Trundlebed TalesEp 127 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2022Join us for our annual Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party. Every year we ask people to call in and tell us their Laura story. So this year’s celebration will be our 9th. Laura fans are invited to call in and share either the story of how they became a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, their favorite Laura Ingalls Wilder related experience, or annual family traditions based on Laura. Based on requests, I’m continuing it as an hour so you’ll have plenty of time to call in. So please call in and help fill the time.
2022-02-082h 13Trundlebed TalesEp 126 Nancy Koupal and the Revised Text of Pioneer GirlJoin your host Sarah Uthoff and Nancy Koupal of the Pioneer Girl Project as they talk about their latest book Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts. The original Pioneer Girl - Laura Ingalls Wilder's previously unpublished memoir - was a run away bestseller and is still selling well. The follow up to that is a set of three books about Pioneer Girl. This is the second of this series. Do you need to buy? Tune in and see!
2022-01-281h 01Trundlebed TalesEp 125 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2021What happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2021? There were fewer things cancelled than in 2021, but some things were changed how they were set up. Some things were canceled. For example, Pepin Days in Laura was scheduled, canceled, and re-scheduled over the course of the year. I hope in the coming year there will be a lot more Laura events.
American Masters Walnut Grove's Pageant Discussion
Top 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
Homestead National Landmark's Prairie Author Event
Pioneer Girl: Revised Texts
Walnut Grove Chapel
De Smet 2nd Best Town in the USA - USA Today poll
Pa's Tombstone
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2022-01-0600 minTrundlebed TalesEp 124 Wendi Lou Lee Baby Grace and the Prairie DevotionalWendi Lou Lee joins host Sarah Uthoff to talk about her experiences being involved with the "Little House on the Prairie" NBC TV show. Lee was one of a set of twins who played Baby Grace. The real life Grace was, of course, awesomesauce because she was born in Iowa and attended a normal school. So we're looking forward to hearing Lee's take on the TV show. Lee has also written A Prairie Devotional. She'll share with us about all of it.
2021-12-1600 minTrundlebed TalesEp 123 Karen Grassle Little House Ma on Bright Lights, Prairie DustKaren Grassle joins host Sarah Uthoff to talk about her new memoir, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust. Grassle, of course, played Laura Ingalls Wilder's Ma on the 1970s NBC series, We're going to talk about her experience on "Little House." We'll dig into what it was like to film the series. Then we'll discuss her life beyond as a theater actress and a woman's right advocate. You're going to want a copy of her new book.
Here's the link to Karen's website:
https://www.karengrassle.net
Upcoming appearence:
https://www.karengrassle.net/news
2021-11-151h 01Trundlebed TalesEp 122 A Tour Around Trundlebed TalesI always say you can find Trundlebed Tales all around the web. Well, what does that mean just where can you find me? We'll talk about all the stuff I do around the web including all the information I give out, the stuff I produce and where all you can find me on social media.
2021-10-0752 minTrundlebed TalesEp 121 Prairie Patchwork 50th Anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder PageantAll the different Laura Ingalls Wilder De Smet, South Dakota sites have worked together to put an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant. It's going to be spread out over 3 weekends with all kinds of events. This is an overview of the highlights, a little later than it should have been, but I hope will tell you what's going on and prep you for my roving reports for the event.
2021-07-1629 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times Homestead NPSThis summer I made my second visit to the Homestead Nationa Park Service unit. It's the Homestead National Historic Park. This park commermorates the Homestead Act from the very first homestead to the last. Get a report on what you can see and do in Beatrice, NE.
2021-07-1033 minTrundlebed TalesWorld Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind’s Children Part 7Today we're going to celebrate World Read Aloud Day by reading part of Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. We're picking up from our 10 minute episodes last year where we were testing microphones. This time our story is "Reddy Fox the Boaster."
2021-06-1031 minTrundlebed TalesEp 120 Honoring Memorial DayWhat is the purpose behind Memorial Day? What are Memorial Day services like?
Want to see what I'm talking about, check out my Memorial Day video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH-c2OPXDbQ
2021-06-0131 minTrundlebed TalesEp 119 Laura Ingalls Wilder CollectiblesAs part of Alison Arngrim's reading I've discovered that there are a lot of things that Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House on the Prairie fans that have no idea that there are things to buy. I've put doing a visual walk through all the things you can buy, but today we'll just go through the list.
2021-05-2942 minTrundlebed TalesWorld Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind’s Children Part 6Today we're going to celebrate World Read Aloud Day by reading part of Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. We're picking up from our 10 minute episodes last year where we were testing microphones. This time our story is "Striped Chimpmunk's Pockets."
2021-03-1828 minTrundlebed TalesEp 118 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2021Join us for our annual Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party. Every year we ask people to call in and tell us their Laura story. This year we're coming back after 2 years where we didn't get it done. (Time 1 was interrupted by a Disney trip and Time 2 was a complete technology meltdown, I couldn't hear you and you couldn't hear me so I talked to myself for an hour.) So this year's celebration will be our 8th.
Laura fans are invited to call in and share either the story of how they became a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, their favorite Laura I...
2021-02-071h 03Trundlebed TalesFebruary 2021 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateIt's a month of birthdays with Laura and Almanzo and Pa and Ma's anniversary. We've got news from several of the homesites including the Mansfield museum coming down, Tessa Flak leaving De Smet, and events coming up this summer.
2021-02-0415 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times Oak IslandToday Travel Times looks at fans of one of the best history mysteries - What happened on Oak Island? It's an island in the north North Atlantic and SOMETHING happened there. We don't know what. We don't know when. But the TV show "The Curse of Oak Island" is setting out to explain. People have been looking for the assumed treasure on Oak Island since 1795 the search has taken money, time, and even lives. Start to dig and find out all you can about Oak Island.
The Secret Treasure of Oak Island by D'Arby O'Connor
The Curse of Oak Island...
2021-01-3158 minTrundlebed TalesEp 117 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2020What happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2020? It was Carrie Ingalls 150th birthday so lots of things were planned, but with COVID almost all of them were canceled. Laura people became another kind of pioneer, a digital kind. Two of three pageants created digital content and Alison Arngrim (Nellie Olsen) went online by reading to us. Then the "American Masters - Laura Ingalls Wilder: From Prairie to Page" debuted and set off another round of online discussion. Come along and tell us all about it.
2021-01-181h 02Trundlebed TalesJanuary 2021 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month we've got birthdays, documentary news, and more as we look back to December and on to January and February.
2021-01-1116 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times Winterize Your New DriverJoin Drew Uthoff as he joins host Sarah S. Uthoff to talk about winterizing his new car. Drew is a new driver and has gotten some things for his new car for Christmas and he's going to learn what to use them for. Check out what he's adding and if there is anything you should add to your own car.
2021-01-0324 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times Disney Trip Before the ShutdownI did one episode about this trip with everyone and thought that would be it. However, since about the middle of July my schedule has been unpredictable and I had time this morning so I thought I'd go ahead and talk about my trip by myself. However, to get other people's reactions be sure to listen to my big group episode on it. I'm going to talk about the schedule why we set it up the way we did, what didn't work, what did, why and what I want to do next time.
2020-09-1400 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times Online ConferencesThe COVID pandemic has moved a bunch of conferences online. How are online conferenes different from live ones? Are they worth it? What are they like? Should you attend?
2020-08-2731 minTrundlebed TalesAugust 2020 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis summer we only have one Laura Ingalls Wilder event scheduled this summer and it was on August 1st at the Little House on the Prairie Museum site in Independence, KS. Then we'll check in on what events are still scheduled for this fall at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, MO. After that we'll check in on the online activities this summer especially the online pageant episodes in De Smet, SD and Mansfield, MO.
2020-08-0216 minTrundlebed TalesEp 115 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom This Year 2020A lot happened last year because of the big anniversary, but there's still interesting stuff going on this year. Since this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
Find this in a written version here: https://trundlebedtales.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/laura-ingalls-wilder-summer-2020
2020-07-1059 minTrundlebed TalesEp 114B Nicholas W. Inman the Director of the Mansfield Homesite Take 2Join us as we talk to Nicholas Inman as we talk about Mansfield's Laura Ingalls Wilder museum. As director. Inman has shown himself to be interested in trying new things. Check in and find out changes with the museum in the last year and plans for the upcoming year and beyond.
2020-04-301h 02Trundlebed TalesEp 114 Nicholas W. Inman the Director of the Mansfield HomesiteWe were supposed to interview Rev. Inman today, but unfortunately we weren't able to talk to him. However, we hope to reschedule soon and in the meantime I talk you through the Mansfield homesite as it was in September 2019. It's a short episode, but hopefully we'll have more soon.
Join us as we talk to Nicholas Inman as we talk about Mansfield's Laura Ingalls Wilder museum. As director. Inman has shown himself to be interested in trying new things. Check in and find out changes with the museum in the last year and plans for the upcoming year and beyond.
2020-04-2918 minTrundlebed TalesEp 115 Alison Arngrim Tells Us A StoryAlison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show, has taken on a project of reading the "Little House" series welcoming everyone into her liiving room via Facebook. Each day she reads two chapters complete with delightful commentary. She not only reads, but goes through explaining her take on the series, explaining things, asking questions, and sharing about her life. Join us to learn about this new "Little House" project.vAlison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show, has taken on a project of reading the...
2020-04-271h 04Trundlebed TalesEp 113 Rev Robert Miller and the Story of the Congregational ChurchJoin us with guest Bob Miller of the United Church of Christ. Laura and Almanzo Wilder were Congregationalists. The Congregational Church is no longer a stand alone organization, but it is one of the denominations that have been combined into the United Church of Christ. Rev Miller talks with us about the history of the church in Laura's time.
2020-04-1637 minTrundlebed TalesEp 111 Laura Giannarelli and the National Library ServiceLaura Giannarelli is an actress who also reads books for the National Library Service. The National Library Service for the Blind Print Disabled is a part of the Library of Congress that provides materials for NLS "for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS offers books the way you want them: in braille or audio formats, mailed to your door for free, or instantly downloadable. NLS works to ensure that all may read by providing eligible patrons access to NL...
2020-03-301h 06Trundlebed TalesEP 112 Lynne Belluscio and the Story of Jell-O"You always get your just desserts when you insist on Jell-O"
Lynne Belluscio of the LeRoy (NY) Historical Society tells us about the history of Jell-O. Gelatine desserts were long the province of the wealthy, but American ingenuity lead to an instant version of this once time consuming treat. What does LeRoy, New York have to do with Jell-O? How was Jell-O invented? What does Jell-O have to do with LeRoy today?
2020-03-251h 18Trundlebed TalesMarch 2020 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateCheck in about what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month. We'll check on what's going on Trundlebed Tales, what's going on in the homesites this month, and some highlights of the coming year.
2020-02-1919 minTrundlebed TalesEp 110 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2020Drop in tonight, February 7, 2020 and help us celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder's 153rd birthday.
Laura fans are invited to call in and share either the story of how they became a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, their favorite Laura Ingalls Wilder related experience, or annual family traditions based on Laura. Based on requests, I'm continuing it as an hour so you'll have plenty of time to call in. So please call in and help fill the time.
If you want to share your story, but don't want to talk on air, you can send a story to me ahead of time or in...
2020-02-081h 07Trundlebed TalesWorld Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind’s Children Part 5Today we're going to celebrate World Read Aloud Day by reading part of Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. We're picking up from our 10 minute episodes last year where we were testing microphones. This time our story is "Why Peter's Ears Are Long."
2020-02-0530 minTrundlebed TalesEp 109 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2019There was a lot going on during 2019. There were a lot of things going on. The "Little House on the Prairie" Cast Reunion and the Laura Ingalls Wilder conference lead the list on my social media of what people thought were the biggest events. We also have things going on with "American Masters," "Little House on the Prairie: The Musical," and lots of stuff at the homesites. Check out what happened.
2020-01-111h 01Trundlebed TalesEp 108 Family Trip to Walt Disney World 2019I finally got 5 of the 6 people from our trip together to interview about our last trip. Chime in as my mom, my brother, my niece and nephew, and me talk about our trip to Walt Disney World during late January 2019. We talk about where we stayed and our time at the park, our favorites, and what we learned. We stayed at Pop Century, visited all four parks and Disney Springs, and had the DVC tour.
2019-12-271h 10Trundlebed TalesTravel Times Latch-HookingStart with classic historic hooking rugs with Rose Wilder Lane. Then drop into the world of modern latch-hooking.
2019-12-0327 minTrundlebed TalesEp 107 Roving Report Mansfield Wilder Days 2019A report on my September 2019 trip to Wilder Days, Mansfield's big Laura Ingalls Wilder event. Wilder Days is a big Laura event that includes special speakers, music, a crafts show, a pageant showing, etc. The Wilder dinner is a newer event and includes a special guest speaker who is then available for signing. This year the special guest was Alison Arngrim aka Nellie Oleson on "The Little House on the Prairie" NBC TV show. Another fairly recent additional to the program is a fiddle festival that is quickly developing a regional reputation for a high quality event.
2019-10-3000 minTrundlebed TalesNovember 2019 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJoin us tonight as we talk about the fall season and a couple of big upcoming events. The Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites are closing for the season, a major production of "Little House on the Prairie: The Musical" is rolling out in Springfield, Missouri, and some of the TV show cast is doing a new (only 2nd year) event in Burbank, California. Looking ahead at a special Carrie anniversary event at Keystone, South Dakota in 2020 and a new weekend for Wilder Days next year.
2019-10-2616 minTrundlebed TalesEp 106 Roving Report Pepin Laura Days 2019Get a full report on what was happening during Pepin, Wisconsin’s Laura Days 2019. Laura Days is their big Laura Ingalls Wilder event of the year. They have events going on at the museum, the city park, and the cabin. What’s it like to visit? What did you miss this year? What’s different from visiting during Laura Days and visiting during a normal time.
2019-10-1442 minTrundlebed TalesOctober 2019 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateJoin us as we catch up on what's going on in with Laura fans this month including some programs, upcoming books, and upcoming videos.
2019-09-3016 minTrundlebed TalesSeptember 2019 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month will see major events at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa for their Laura Ingalls Wilder Remembered event, Laura Days in Pepin, Wisconsin; and Wilder Days in Mansfield, Missouri.
2019-08-2615 minTrundlebed TalesTravel Times What Disney Words MeanThere is a HUGE community of Walt Disney World addicts online. They've produced discussion boards, Facebook groups, YouTube videos, blogs, websites, and podcasts. Unfortunately for a lot of new fans it's like coming in at the middle of the movie. This episode will get you going on the basic terms that you'll need to successfully plan a trip. And trust me you need to plan to have a successful Disney trip.
2019-08-231h 03Trundlebed TalesAugust 2019 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateAugust is a little slower month, but there are still events to find. Look for them in DeSmet, South Dakota; Spring Valley, Minnesota; Mansfield, Missouri; and Malone, New York.
We also have a new book this month The Prairie Devotional by Wendi Lou Lee.
2019-08-1016 minTrundlebed TalesEp 105 High Heat Old-Fashioned ClothesOne of the questions reenactors, people who wear old-fashioned clothes at living history museum sites and at living history events, get a lot is "aren't you hot?" Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes it's no. Today we'll look into why that is and what can you do in heat if you're wearing old-fashioned clothes or even what you should do yourself is you're visiting a living history site or wearing a costume during summer heat. Learn about how people used to beat the heat.
2019-07-2531 minTrundlebed TalesJuly 2019 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateGet a jump on everything going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during July 2019. We’ll check in on the Laura Ingalls Wilder museums having special events, the opening of Laura Ingalls Wilder homesite season, and my programs. Find out more about Walnut Grove, Minnesota: DeSmet, South Dakota; Spring Valley, Minnesota; Mansfield, Missouri, and Malone, New York. Plus about the "Little House on the Prairie" TV cast reunion and a conference.
2019-06-2510 min