Join us as we review what went on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom on the Little House on the Prairie this year. It's a big year since it was the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder's birth. We mark six years of Trundlebed Tales podcasts with this episode. The first episode was broadcast Dec. 19, 2010 and also featured a round up of Laura fandom. Please look at it as an opportunity to check in with us. Think about calling in, commenting in the chatroom

We're going to visit with Pauly Tee. Pauly has not only visited some of the normal Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites, but also hunted down places where the series filmed. He's going to share with us the highlights of his trips and some information if you want to see them too.

Christmas is an important holiday at museums. It often is the focus of some of the biggest events in the museum calendar. This is especially true about living history museums, historic villages, and house museums. Why should you brave the weather and the cold to go? What do you want to do to prepare to go? What is living history? Why is it a special Christmas experience? What do the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites do for Christmas? Take a listen and you'll learn.

Sandra Oliver, the former editor of Food History News and master food historian, joins us to go through the history of recipes. What stories do your recipes tell? How can you stir up the history of a recipe.

We look at what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month including events around the country and Trundlebed Tales programs.We close out the Laura Ingalls Wilder season.

Join host Sarah Uthoff and her guest Kristin Schodorf of the Little House on the Prairie Museum in Independence, Kansas. Learn about Laura Ingalls Wilder, the history of the site and the exciting plans for the future.

I've been home a week, but I wanted to catch you up with the end of my trip. I want to leave a few last thoughts and Pepin and then move on to Spring Valley, Minnesota. As always I keep you up to date on what to see and where.

A report on my second day at Laura Days in Pepin, Wisconsin. Do you love all things "Little House"? Then Pepin's Laura Days is for you. From the museum to the horse drawn wagon to the traditional craft demonstrations to visiting the cabin to a petting zoo to a major fiddle contest. This year's second special guest is Renee Graef. Pepin's Laura Days has something for everyone.

I'm on the ground here in Pepin, Wisconsin. I'm ready to start a new day at Laura Days, the celebration of Laura Ingalls Wilder in her birthplace town of Pepin. Here about my trip up here, some travel warnings, and what I've seen so far.

We look at what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month including events around the country and Trundlebed Tales programs. Big events this month are in the Herbert Hoover Presidentail Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa; Pepin, WI; Burr Oak, IA; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Burke, NY; Vinton, IA.