“Days Gone By”
Remembering
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
(February 7, 1867 -
February 10, 1957)
Popular children's author of the Little House Series:
and the books On the Way Home, West from Home, A Little House
Traveler and A little House Christmas Treasury
Sunday, October 3, 2010
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum
1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Step back in time:
- Play games as Laura or her parents would have - play horseshoes, enter a sack race or an egg carrying race.
- Make a simple craft
- Churn and make butter
- Learn how to card and spin wool
- Listen to storytellers' read stories from Laura Ingalls Wilder's books
- Enter the "The Best Laura Ingalls Wilder Costume Contest" (for girls 12 and Under) Judging will be held at 3:00 pm.
- Participate in a Scavenger Hunt
- Watch the Single Action Shooting Society re-enact 1880's sharp shooters and see their display of guns and accessories
- Watch wood carver Richard Kasper demonstrates his exceptional carving skills
In addition, you can:
- Tour the historic Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum,
- See displays of old photographs of Brookfield and Elm Grove,
antique and unusual clothing from the 1800's through the 1940's
and a collection of antique British dollhouses,
- Purchase hand carved wood walking sticks and handmade
jewelry,
- Meet Hilda Demuth-Lutze & Emily Demuth-Ishida, authors of the book, Plank Road Summer, a story of two girls growing up along the Plank road in the 1800's. The author will be on site to talk about their book and sign purchased copies
Admission:
Adults - $4.00, Children - $1.00, Family - $10.00
Food and beverages will be sold.