Caroline Ingalls: “My home is where you are. And you and the children are my family.” Charles Ingalls: “Caroline Ingalls, I love you.” Pilot Episode We may have fallen in love with her for her starring role as Caroline Ingalls, but Karen Grassle had a thriving career beyond that. Explore more about the amazing woman…
About The Ingalls Family
Thanks to the cozy, warm, and affectionate portrayal of the Ingalls family across all kinds of media platforms around the world, many people think of Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo, and even Jack the bulldog as part of their family. However, that raises the question of what version of the Ingalls family people…
Sweet Potatoes and Pioneers
“Johnny fussed in the bedroom, and Laura quickly pinned her braids, tied on her apron, and said, ‘Let me fix the potatoes while you dress him.’” These Happy Golden Years When you think of Little House on the Prairie, you may think of the covered wagon journey, Jack the brindle Bulldog’s loss and return,…
10 Things Ma Ingalls Taught Us About Life
“If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek, Five things observe with care, To whom you speak, Of whom you speak, And how and when and where.” Caroline Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie Caroline Quiner Ingalls, beloved Ma to her five children, taught us many lessons on mothering, homemaking, faith, and life. She was a woman…
Ten Times Nellie Gets What She Deserves
“Why don’t you make a SHORT cake? How ’bout some SHORT ribs? Do we need any SHORTening? You know, you really oughta write a book – SHORT cuts to cooking!” Nellie Oleson, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Part 1 One of our favorite dynamics on “Little House on the Prairie” is the clashing…
Dr. George A. Tann, Pioneer Physician and Neighbor to the Ingalls
Some of you may recall the doctor who helped the Ingalls family when they fell ill in Chapter 15 “Fever ‘N’ Ague” of Little House on the Prairie. He was based on George A. Tann, a pioneer, physician, and neighbor of the Ingalls family. To celebrate Black History Month, we are excited to explore the real…