Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead
August 29, 2009
Today we went to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead in DeSmet, Sout Dakota. She is the author of By The Shores of Silver Lake.
We learned that Little House on the Prairie and her other books were real books about her life. We visited her old shanty and dugout. We also went to Ma’s house. Then, we took a covered wagon ride to the schoolhouse.
We learned about how when older boys were naughty, the teacher would draw an X on the blackboard, and make them put their nose to it. We also learned about Lincoln’s Homestead Act in 1862. And how homesteaders who were age 21 and up had to farm 10 acres of land for six months of the year, for five years, and then they could keep it.
Laura’s family were homesteaders.
Shane:
This book is about Shane, a gunman who is trying to escape his past. But, he discovers that you can’t because he shoots a cattle rancher.
The cattle rancher had been trying to run the homesteaders out for a while. He even got a man to kill one of the homesteaders.
Shane saves the homesteaders. I think that although he doesn’t think it, Shane does escape his past because although he kills two men, he does it fro a good reason, and he saves many more.
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January 30th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Well, I am so glad we don’t put our noses on the X any more:) One of the things I do love most about Laura Ingalls Wilder is that her stories are based on real life. She was an amazing writer! Thanks for sharing.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:11 am
What a wonderful trip you had, I enjoy Mrs. Wilders books.
Thank you for sharing.
Sue’
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February 1st, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Kayla,
Great job. I’ve never been to Dakota, We did go to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield Missouri though. We visited the home that she and Almanzo shared. It was really neat. Everything in the house was made short because she and Amanzo were not very tall.
Great job
Keep writing.