Hours of Operation: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum is open daily from 9-5, March 1-November 15. The Museum Store sells books, DVDS, Wilder-era clothing and memorabilia. The grounds invite contemplation and walking to the ravine, apple orchard and an operating replica of a hen house. Admission includes an orientation film, unlimited browsing in the museum, a guided tour of the Wilder Home and the Rock House. The complex is one mile east of Mansfield, Missouri.Īdmission: Adults, 18 & over: $14.00. Plan a visit to the birthplace of the Little House books.Ĭontact Information, Admission and Hours of Operation: Wind and weather permitting, Rocky Ridge Farm, home of the Wilders, will continue to welcome visitors just as Laura did. In 1993, Jean Coday, the current president of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association, stepped in.ĬOURTESY OF THE LAURA INGALLS WILDER HISTORIC HOME AND MUSEUM.

Following them was Connie Tidwell, who brought her own verve and passion. For decades the Lichtys served with dedication. Rose had a curators’ house constructed for them, so the property could be constantly supervised. and Irene Lichty were the first curator team. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association formed. Lichty, proposed opening the Wilder home to visitors, Rose was agreeable. Her daughter, writer Rose Wilder Lane, pondered over the future of her parents’ house full of antiques and keepsakes. Wilder’s fame, and the many letters and visits she received from readers. At the same time, Laura honed her skill as a writer.Īlmanzo died in 1949, and when Laura died in 1957 her Mansfield friends were moved to preserve the Wilder home. They labored to make their land productive as a dairy, poultry, and fruit farm. Laura and Almanzo also valued the surrounding land - rugged, rolling punctuated by a deep ravine and steep hillsides. It began small, but grew from its 1895 start, until completion in 1913: a rambling ten-room house, with porches and windows placed to enjoy the landscape. COURTESY OF THE LAURA INGALLS WILDER HISTORIC HOME AND MUSEUM IN MANSFIELD, MISSOURI.

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