Does anyone know on average, the distance from Walnut Grove town to the Ingalls house? ?. And to read your pages about the real lifestyles of the characters increased my enjoyment. Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert and all the characters on LH did an outstanding job and should be very proud! I dont know if Grace ever painted but its worth looking into and Im going too. Ive always watched the TV series and recently started watching it again. Patterns for making pioneer dresses, bonnets, aprons and mores for women & girls, Discover special editions and boxed sets of the Little House Books. As the oldest sister, she was studious and enjoyed music and crafts. Im a huge fan of the show and watch the reruns weekly. Yes my favorite show too!!!! Anderson soon decided to focus on motherhood instead of acting. Caroline was a strong pioneer woman, willing to do what she had to do to keep the family going. Thank you for sharing yours and their stories. I loved the books because they closely mirrored my family. I love little house. Mas brother, Henry Quiner, married Pas sister, Polly Ingalls. I discovered The little house on the prairie late 2018 on Hits TV channel, found out my mom was a fan too when she was still a child. I recently read that Rose, Lauras daughter, was the last in the blood line. Trivial I know. Yes they did adopt hime. I grew up watching little house and now that Im a mother and grandmother its interesting now the way things really were back then especially the way when you got married it was the men that made all the decisions for the households and the wives had no choice but to go along with it. . Id like to know more however on how they all died. I love show a lot. Ive loved the show for many years. Just wondering if any of the Ingalls family was ever married to a gentleman with the last name Voelker? I Believe that Eliza Jane was Michael Landons creation & a good one!!! Ma, Mary, Carrie and Grace while living inDeSmet? Her body was returned to DeSmet, where she was buried in the Ingalls family plot next to her parents at De Smet Cemetery. She was Carolines sister and her husband was Pas brother. She was the oldest sister, and she was a dedicated student who enjoyed music and crafts. On the NBC TV show, Charles and the Ingalls family were a far more permanent part of the community. However, some things Mary did and said in real life, according to Pioneer Girl or the Missouri Ruralist stories, were in line with the established character of Laura. I always enjoy your posts filled with interesting detail! My husband bought me all the series of Little House on the Prairie and I still watch them over and over again. Im such a fan now that Im older but when I was younger I made the terrible mistake of returning little house on the prairie complete book set back to Goodwill where my mother in law at that time had bought for me from that store. Is Elmer Dobkins on the episode Election (season 3) a real person? I love little house on the prairie! Melissa Gilberts acting ability really shined in the episode Be My Friend. Are there any living Ingalls people alive today? You found something absolutely amazing ! She helped her family create a homestead, worked as a seamstress, and taught school before marrying Almanzo James Wilder. I will still watch , its heartwarming to want to believe people were that kind and generous . I am 60 yes. Dont think Eliza Jane ever had children. Oh you have a true gift! I have not yet read Pioneer Girl, but I plan to soon. Did Mary Ingalls have a baby? Also, passed on the love of the series to my daughter. Biography Its known in Laura circles as the Third Street House and is where Charles and Caroline spent the rest of their respective lives. When she lost her sight at the age of 14, her independence and prospects were severely limited. Thank you for this website and all the interesting I enjoyed reading it. did the tv show ever explain how the Ingalls went back to Walnut Grove after moving to Winneka? They also leave out the familys financial problems. I am just so sad. No, most women of that era helped each other birth their babies, etc. My husband worked very hard to provide for our family. No, James and Cassandra never existed. Im really hoping its the real Grace Ingalls. The real Mary never lived in New York, and spent the last years of her life in South Dakota. I would think a great deal. There is no show to compare.. Hi. I love Little House on the Prairie, and The Waltons. I am Wallace Ingalls, and theres many direct bloodline descendants of Laura Ingalls Wilder in America, both Caucasian and African-American, of which, I am one. Can you explain? When the school is rebuilt, it is renamed The Alice Garvey and Adam Kendall Jr. School for the Blind. The TV show departed from the books quite early on. I went into the hospital the night after the last episode aired kind of depressing huh? I havent seen mention so Im just wondering. Even adding children that die. Also mary never married nor had a child. Ive read it in different sources that their burial plots were in several different places and I just want to clarify it because I would like to visit it one day. Charles Ingalls came from Cuba, NY, so those people are related to him. Yes Melissa it is. She was her parents' firstborn child. The family is awesome. Including reality shows! After Pas death, Mary continued to live with Ma in the Third Street house until Ma died. We are retired now and catching all the scenes we missed 40 years ago. I too was in VA this March 2017 for the Waltons 45th reunion. Her blindness had a significant influence on her entire family. Do you know any more information about the real life Mr. Edwards? The Little House books simplify and streamline the various moves, leaving out things like Charless deal to pre-empt a tree claim in Walnut Grove and then resell it a few days later. Any idea if she was a midwife. who is laura ingalls wilders little brother? The Good Lord Blessed me mightily! This little town is all centered around Laura Ingalls Wilder. So much so that many times I wished I could transport myself to Walnut Grove and stay there forever. LOVE the books and the TV series.?? I love your story. I thought I read they did adopt some kids, but it seems Albert is fictional and only in show. It has them settling permanently in Walnut Grove, which they did not do, so the writers began making up fictional characters and events to fill out the story line. Dr. Mary Tillman is a pediatrician in St. Louis who recently retired after more than 50 years of practice. In August 2019, she published a faith-based book about the show. I like to watch Little House on the Prairie. They weathered the school burning down, their baby dying in the fire, and finally, Adam regaining his sight and becoming a lawyer before they were moved off of the series. Have been to Pepin, Wisconsin, Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and De Smet, South Dakota. Thank you, Read the rose years about her daughter. I never get tired of watching over and over again. Good summary of the main differences between real & book family members. Is Albert a fictional character? That happened early in Laura and Almanzos 1885 marriage (it was told in The First Four Years) and Pa didnt die until 1902. Best of luck! Thank you for sharing this , Sarah. I have not found any reference to Grace being a painter, even as a hobby. If you loved the Little House novels, then reading Pioneer Girl is a must! She married Nathan Dow but had no children. I so enjoyed watching the shows and reading the books. I am now 44 and just found out EVERY episode ever is available on Amazon Prime and i have been watching from the beginning. The details of the lives of Almanzo and all his relatives were changed a lot for the show. They grew up in Shuyler, Virginia, which is Waltons Mountain on the show. As in the TV series, they had not yet decided on his name. Therefore, Nellie Oleson is a fictional character based on real people. I am going to This is a great site! However, according to the Pioneer Girl blog, she did have a longtime boyfriend who asked her to marry him at one point. You will love it! I am still watching all the reruns of Little House on the Prairie and loving them! They were changed in the books and given to the Laura character, perhaps to accentuate this contrast. . Each Walton child represents Earl and each of his siblings. It was never portrayed to be an exact story. I always wondered what the real family was like and now I know ?? As the oldest sister, she was studious and enjoyed music and crafts. I can binge watch anytime. I love watching the re-runs. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. So much of the books was changed or left out completely. I will definitely check into Facebook page and Nathan Dow. By the time the series ends, Carrie is still a young teen, and we never really meet her as a grown-up. In Pioneer Girl, she stated that one of the worst days of her life was the day that Little Freddie straightened out his little body and died. No wonder Laura did not include the Iowa years in her novels! Yes, Ive seen, When comes the heart, various times! My daughter who is 11 watches it sometimeseems with me. Did Mary Ingalls Really Lose Her Baby in a Fire? Fur trim (or swans down) was, and is still now, more common, except among the super-rich who could have, in one book I read, a swans down muff as big as her body, which certainly required multiple swans skins. My two sisters and I watched it religiously. That isnt any man created on this earth, that exists. And now realize, that, there isnt any truth to ANY TV shows. Such good values shown by the Engells. Does anyone else wonder why Lauras treasured ragdoll, Charlotte, is never mentioned in the TV series? There was also a second Laura Ingalls, who did what Amelia Earhart was not able to do. I have no idea if this is real or not. What is the Age Range of the TV character Mary during 8 seasons? If you ever have a giveaway be sure to think of me. I so wish I could turn back time!!! They had a boy, CHARLES FREDRICK INGALLS, he died at age 9 months and Laura did not put it in the books because it was a painful time for the family. I return each summer for the volunteer tours that I do. I love this! Im so thankful to people like you and the readers of this site to help keep the Ingalls family and their values and their story alive. Thanks! The second Laura was an Avatrix who actually was the first woman to fly the globe but her achievement was removed from history when was sent to prison for two years for flying over the whitehouse and throwing anti-war leaflets. I hope to pass the live I have for the books and shows to them! No matter what version of the Ingalls family you know best, explore this site to learn about the other versions of your favorite family. M dream is to someday meet Melissa Gilbert. Not much is known about their relationship. Hello, I am really enjoying reading all the comments and articles. In the final books, Lauras attention turns away from the family towards jobs, her circle of friends, and of course, Almanzo, while Carrie fades into the background. I watched the show regularly growing up, but even more so now that I have my own children and wish I was home. We are what they call doublecousins. She fades into the background for the second half of the series. Thank you. I have always been proud of my name. Did any of the children have any children. Laura, Carrie and Grace all came down with Type 1 Diabetes and died from complications of that disease. I hope I helped. Her independence and future were sharply curtailed when she lost her sight at age 14. Et comment Leur petit garon est Dcd et comment sont Dcd tout la famille est dcd Did Mary Ingalls have kids Little House on the Prairie? I have enjoyed watching the series Little House on the Prairie without realizing that it was a true story of the author herself. Carrie was played by twins as was Grace. I think my little house book collection doubled when I was in the hospital. If you watch the show as a historical program, I think its on target. The Ingalls family had a fair-haired child named Mary. My great-grandmother was Alice Ingalls Whiting. Granted I strongly believe that the complete book set(beat up old yellow cover) would have been so valuable today, I dont think I would have ever thrown it away like that and cherished forever instead. This was fascinating thank you for writing this! There was no Albert Ingalls. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Ingram, also read the books to us. Dean was about eight years older than Melissa. December 6, 2018 By Sarah S. Uthoff This may contain affiliate links and we may receive a small commission on purchases. The TV version of Mary Ingalls, and the real Mary Ingalls the character was originally based on are quite different. I had a book about the Ingalls family about 10-15 years ago.I ended up losing it somewhere between here and there when I moved.It told the story of all the family members starting with when Charles moved from N.Y. to Wis.,Caroline when she taught the first kindergarden in Watertown,Wis,things they did and places they went as kids themselves as well as their move to De Smet,S.D. However, most of the storylines were very loosely based on fact. I also enjoy the Rose Years series and would love someone to let us in on how much of that was fictionalized. Played without an attempt at Charless famous beard, Michael Landon remains the embodiment of Pa for many people around the world. If I had only known better. It seems they all lived very long lives for that generation!!! How interesting!! Do you recall where you read that? Truley a family show. I loved that he now worried about Laura and decided to go help her even in opposition to his mom and even put his health at risk. There were so many differences that I was not aware of. Did Rose Wilder Lane have a child? I have been watching this show since i was 7 years old. Her son died at birth and her daughter Rose never had children. His introduction in the episode titled "As Long As We're Together (Part 1)" finally ushered an adopted son into the Ingalls' household. Yes he did, and he branded it with his initials. It is Carrie who runs across the frozen lake with Laura, Carrie, who is with Laura when they get lost in the slough before they find Almanzo in his hayfield, and Carrie, who goes with Laura to buy Pas Christmas suspenders during The Long Winter. The series ran for 9 seasons until 1983, however, it's still currently syndicated. This is great information. I was given my first Hardcover set (before the paperback sets came out in the early 1970s) at 8 yrs old, in 1962. I think Mary Powers mother was a mid-wife who might have in turn sent for the doctor due to Laura being so little. I really would like some books to read please and thank you. Melissa Sue Anderson played Mary on the TV show from 1974-1981. In elementary school, they were all I ever checked out of the library. She worked at several jobs before landing a position at the newspaper in De Smet. I recently started watching the series on Cozi tv and like so mani others, absolutely love it. i am definitely going to name one of my children laura or if its a boy Charles. She then went to visit her sister, Carrie, in Keystone, South Dakota. Was the really an adopted sibling named Albert? In real life, Mary Ingalls did not marry and remained single for the rest of her life. Who was a more popular TV character, Mr. Edwards or Mr. Garvey? In the earlier books in the Little House series, Baby Carrie is noted for clapping her hands and banging her cup, but about the time of By the Shores of Silver, Lake Carrie emerges as Lauras new partner as her blindness limits Marys actions. While book version Ma objected to Laura working in a hotel in De Smet, Caroline had both her older daughters working with her in the Masters Hotel in Burr Oak, Iowa. Did Mary Ingalls attend school for the blind in real life? Yet, I still love the series because I get to see and read more about Laura.