One hundred fifty-nine years ago, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born to Charles and Caroline Ingalls in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Besides Wisconsin, Laura and her family lived in Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. After she married Almanzo Wilder, the Wilders moved to Missouri, where they lived most of their remaining years, and Laura wrote her famous Little House books.
Wilder's books and life have inspired television shows, musicals, pageants, museums, and numerous books--fiction and nonfiction--about Laura and her family. As fans await the latest Little House on the Prairie production from Netflix, we celebrate the birthday of the woman whose desire to preserve family memories inspired it all.
Happy 159th birthday, Laura!
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