If there was one unifying theme to my touristy destinations (besides museums and friends), it might just be “small towns capitalizing on famous former residents.” In Springfield, IL there are more statues of Abraham Lincoln than should be legal for any one community to have. Independence, MO is complete with signs of Truman walking confidently [...]
Posts Tagged ‘historic sites’
Could the real Mark Twain please stand up?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Mark Twain on June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Meeting Laura
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on May 23, 2010 | 6 Comments »
So, guess where I went today? Today, I went to the source. I walked the same rooms that Laura, Almanzo and Rose walked. Interior photos weren’t permitted, but let me just say this: it’s one of my favorite historic houses ever. It had so many wonderful personal touches, and their lives just oozed through the [...]
Anticipation. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In less than 48 hours, I’ll be in the same room with Pa’s fiddle, Ma’ china shepherdess, and Laura’s desk. I’ll be in Mansfield, MO, the place where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the Little House books. It’s a literary pilgrimage I’ve long wanted to take. A college friend lives less than 2 hours from Mansfield, [...]
Power of Place
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Betsy-Tacy, historic preservation, historic sites on March 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the unique magic of literary places. Not that this is something I never think of (see previous posts here and here), but it’s really come to the forefront based on a few very different things. First, a unique opportunity has arisen for the Betsy-Tacy Society. [...]
More on literary pilgrimages
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites on January 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Just spotted this article: Jo March Was Born Here, all about literary historic sites. It also includes a slide show (though I was unable to read the complete captions-not sure if that was the website or my computer). Some favorites of kidlit history are mentioned: Laura Ingalls, Jo March, Anne Shirley (though not in the [...]
Pilgrimages
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anne of Green Gables, Betsy-Tacy, historic sites, L. M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Maud Hart Lovelace on October 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This afternoon, while attempting to be domestic, I caught up with one of my favorite NPR programs, This American Life. A few weeks ago, they aired a new episode called “The Book That Changed Your Life.” How could I not listen? The entire show was fantastic, but I was particularly intrigued by Act 4: Little [...]
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