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What's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during October 2012. Including reports on Independence KS and Pepin WI in addition to season closing dates for all the homesites.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff and quilt historian Linda Halpin as they talk quilts. We'll explore trends in quilts during Laura Ingalls Wilder's lifetime and how quilts changed over time. We'll talk about how quilts were sewn and how they were used. Halpin is the author of "Quilting With Laura."

Join host Sarah Uthoff as she catches everyone up on everything that going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month, includling events at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, Pepin Wisconin's Laura Days, Mansfield Missouri's Wilder days and the Laura's Memories Pageant.

Host Sarah S. Uthoff will give an update of her trip to Walnut Grove this summer. She'll cover the changes at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant. Be sure to keep up with the Ingalls in Walnut Grove, Minnesota.

This is the roving report that I didn't get to make from LauraPalooza, the national conference of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. I'll take you through the conference and what it was like for me to attend. I hope it will make you feel like you have a front room seat.

Come check in what's going on with Laura Ingalls fandom this July.

Join host Sarah Uthoff as she talks with Larissa Mrozek and Christine Nessler of the Mankato Convention and Visitors Center as we check in on all the things to do in Mankato. Mankato will be the host city for the LauraPalooza conference in mid-July.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff and Julie Lang as they discuss Lang's one-room school program in Marshalltown, Iowa. One of the most historically correct one-room school programs in America, Lang designed most of it. Hear her views on one-room school museums and how their program works at her country school.

Following up on the Laura Ingalls Wilder Patch episode, this time I'll talk about the Adult Laura Ingalls Wilder day we did as a follow up. I was very sorry we never got a chance to repeat it at Ushers Ferry, but everyone who attended enjoyed it so much that I wanted to share what it was like with everyone. I'll review what we did for set up and what sessions were held and what activities we offered people. Who knows maybe someone will be inspired to try an adult Laura day of their own.

Have you ever been to a living history museum? Do you know how to act when someone in first person talks to you? Where can you find living history sites? How can you get involved with living history? Learn about the regional and national organizations that support living history (Association of Living History Farms and Musems and Midwest Open-air Museums Coordinating Council) Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she talks about her experiences with living history.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she gives a run down on what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff and the lady who actually wrote the book about Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane's time in San Francisco, California, Trini Wenninger. Locations and descriptions of the places Rose lived, knew, and visited in and around San Francisco.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she explains about the Laura Ingalls Wilder patch and the event she designed to make sure Girl Scouts could earn it. Uthoff was co-chair of the patch event at Ushers Ferry Historic Village for 10 years.

Check in on what's going on in the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder this month. Also check in on Betsy-Tacy, L.M. Montgomery, and one-room schools.

In honor of the centennial of the Titanic sinking join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she talks with Julie Williams about her new book about her relatives who survived the Titanic sinking. "A Rare Titanic Family" chronicles the story of Albert and Sylvia Caldwell and their 10-month-old son, Alden who made it off the sinking ship in lucky lifeboat number 13. Regular listeners will remember Williams previous appearence talking about Carrie Ingalls press woman and I'm sure will be delighted that we're having her back.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she talks with Robin Robinson about being involved in Roller Derby.

In celebration of National Read Aloud Day, list to host Sarah S. Uthoff as she shares some selections from readers that were common in one-room schools, including the same type of reader Laura Ingalls Wilder used.

Join host Sarah S. Uthoff as she and Prof. Amy Lauters of University of Minnesota-Mankato talk about the national Laura Ingalls Wilder conference that will be held in Mankato, Minnestoa this July. We'll talk a little bit about the 2010 conference and what will be different this time. We'll talk about the speakers and give you the behind the scenes information so you can start planning your trip this summer.

Join host Sarah Uthoff as interviews Michelle Martin about the hobby of Storm Chasing. Learn about how storm chasers deal with tornadoes, how you can identify one might be coming, and how to safely deal with a storm.