Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist
Born:February 7, 1867
Died:February 10, 1957
Age at death:90
Manner of death:Natural Causes
Cause of death:Cancer
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius
Born in:Pepin County, United States
Buried in:United States
Languages:English
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of FameLaura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist
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Quotes
“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
— "A Bouquet of Wild Flowers", article published in the Missouri Ruralist (20 July 1917)
“Now is now. It can never be a long time ago.”
— Little House in the Big Woods (1932), Ch. 13
“Ch. 9; said by Ma, after Pa lost the corn crop to blackbirds but brought home some of the birds for dinner.”
Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Laura Ingalls Wilder", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Headstone of Caroline Quiner Ingalls, wife of Charles Ingalls and mother Laura Ingalls Wilder - located in family plot at De Smet Cemetery in South Dakota.
Headstone of infant son of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder, who died at 12 days old - located in Ingalls family plot at De Smet Cemetery in South Dakota.
Surveyor's House, the first home of the Ingalls family in Dakota Territory, located at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society historic homes site, De Smet, SD.
Headstone of Mary Amelia Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, oldest daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls - located in family plot at De Smet Cemetery in South Dakota.
De Smet School, the first school built in De Smet, Dakota Territory and attended by Laura Ingalls Wilder and her younger sister, Carrie Ingalls (Swanzey). The school has been restored and relocated to the grounds of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society museum and historic buildings.
Permanent and final home of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, built between 1887 and 1889 by Charles in De Smet, SD. The house is known in Laura Ingalls Wilder's writings as "The House That Pa Built".
Historic church building of the First Congregational Church in De Smet, SD. Construction of the building began in 1882 with Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, being one of the builders. Construction was completed in by August of the same year. The original structure was smaller than the current configuration and had a belfry on the roof. As of 2018, the church is owned and operated as a church by the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Ingalls family gravesites located in family plot at De Smet Cemetery in South Dakota - among the family buried here are Charles and Caroline Ingalls, Mary Ingalls, Carrie Ingalls Swanzey, Grace Ingalls Dow and her husband Nathan Dow, and the infant son of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder.
Headstone of Grace Ingalls Dow, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, daughter of Charles and Caroline Ingalls - located in family plot at De Smet Cemetery in South Dakota.