I’ve always watched the TV series and recently started watching it again. Laura’s work sharing information to improve farm life led to a semi-regular career writing mostly magazine articles for the Missouri Ruralist. I m very happy for find this website. Being able to connect real faces with names. 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. A package arrived for him, I was surprised when he opened it……he had bought the entire collection!! For showing this site. TV Episode I have been looking up stuff on line to see if certain things in the show really happened. It must be very hard tracing all your relatives. I very recently got into tracing my family tree and it shows I’m related to the Ingalls four ways; through Charles himself (His dad), Laura’s husband , Carrie’s husband and Caroline’s mother, well five if you count through Caroline’s father who was named Holbrook (i discovered the mother had like two or three husbands).. My family is planning on going to the museum in walnut grove soon.. I’m definitely excited and a huge fan of the series. Laura ingalls Wilder is a distant cousin, it’s nice to read new things about her and the rest of the family. I have a logistics question. She would spend the rest of her life in Keystone, South Dakota, near Mt. The Ingalls family became famous all over the nation after the famous television show “Little House on the Prairie” premiered over forty years ago. I only wish to add a little insight on “Ma” Ingalls since Laura made her much more “Victorian” than she was in real life. My great grandmother Cleon Fidelia Mochman’s life followed closely the timeline of Laura. There never has been much said about it except that i think she went to Kansas City (?) They were changed in the books and given to the Laura character, perhaps to accentuate this contrast. Step Two. I remember as a young girl watching the series on TV, feeling so excited that the next show was about to begin. We have visited Mansfield, MO twice, and would love to visit the other places in the book someday. I’d like to know more however on how they all died. Was it because Almanzo was sick. I haven't started it yet. James. The family is awesome. Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert and all the characters on LH did an outstanding job and should be very proud! How Amazing is that?! Yes they did adopt hime. I really would like some books to read please and thank you. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE® and associated character names, designs, images and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks owned and licensed by Friendly Family Productions, LLC. It sounds like a terrific find, either way. I so enjoyed watching the shows and reading the books. How did Melissa Sue Anderson feel about that? The Little House books simplify and streamline the various moves, leaving out things like Charles’s deal to pre-empt a tree claim in Walnut Grove and then resell it a few days later. TVG. In elementary school, they were all I ever checked out of the library. We always pretended it was our family because there were the 3 girls, no brothers, and we were we were about the same ages. Vince Gutierrez. Charles and Caroline had a little boy named Charles Frederick after Carrie and before Grace. I’m really hoping it’s the real Grace Ingalls. Wilder family? Caroline Lake Quiner – “Ma” This is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s mother, better known as “Ma” in the Little House Books. “Little House on the Prairie” Books . Nothing, and I mean both comes close to the basic teachings and messages that Michael Landon created. it Is one of my favorite shows! What an experience! 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. Also, passed on the love of the series to my daughter. The process of creating the series and later answering her fan mail would be her big project for the rest of her life. Life was hard during those years, and Caroline expressed a longing for stability. I have watched Little House for as long as I remember. We do not know for a fact that he actually dies. ?. Little Freddie took sick while at Peter and Eliza’s and as Laura said in Pioneer Girl, “one awful day he stretched out his little body and was dead.” how do I wish to see that little house. My daughter who is 11 watches it sometimeseems with me. I watch them all ,constantley. I watch little house Monday through Friday with my mom who has cancer. Obviously, Laura loved her, because she is mentioned frequently throughout the books. Charles and Caroline had left Walnut Grove and were moving to Burr Oak, Iowa to help run an hotel there. Michael Landon portrayed the books into a series made for a later generation who would understand what it was growing up as a ‘pioneer’. Thank you for sharing such valuable info. Zilch. Eliza Jane had a son. The whole season # 1 is great lesson that English culture in 18th century was truly a role model for other communities which LHOTF has show true reflection. Sarah, for me, I love any information about Laura and her family. Melissa Gilbert’s acting ability really shined in the episode “Be My Friend”. Gߋod way of explaining, and good ρost to obtain factѕ concｅrning my presentation subject mattｅr, which i am going We also visited the graves. | I see. Some of Laura’s friends were based on real people. Charles had a wandering foot in all his various incarnations. I think my little house book collection doubled when I was in the hospital. Yes he did, and he branded it with his initials. I brought my kids up watching it. The other day when I left my post, I didn’t realize I had made a mistake. Loved this article. Rather the reverse; the Ingalls hired out Laura in Burr Oak and Walnut Grove when she was 10 and 11 and the wife of the town’s doctor even offered to take Laura and have her live with them. There are many Ingalls relatives, like me, but who come from Charles’ siblings. Little House on the Praire has always been a staple in my life for what a solid, strong, Christian family looks like. Well to my surprise they are running the entire series again, and I am hopelessly addicted to each and every episode. Albert was a fictional character made up for the television show. There were three marriages between the Ingalls and Quiner families. Who was the character Albert based on? Albert finds himself unsure of his identity when Miss Wilder assigns the students a family tree project. Hi, Nellie. Thanks for taking the time to read this!! He died as an infant. I’m just saying what the story made me think of the events. They also leave out the family’s financial problems. To make a whole coat of swans down, even for a child smaller than Carrie (like a pre-walking infant), would take more than one swan’s skin, and it wasn’t usually done, probably for cost reasons, but also because it’s ostentatious, so tasteful Victorians like Ma wore the more available lace panels and luxury cloth choices (like silk, cashmere, etc) to show social status. Who was a more popular TV character, Mr. Edwards or Mr. Garvey? Thank you, you just answer the question I wanted to know if they have any living relatives…. What an absolutely wonderful time to read this stuff! I’ve read the series at least twice in my life. The Little House books simplify and streamline the various moves, leaving out things like Charles’s deal to pre-empt a tree claim in Walnut Grove and then resell it a few days later. https://www.familysearch.org Michael Pataki, who plays Jeremy Quinn, had previously played Stanley Novack in the season 4 episode "To Run and Hide". Love this series, so nice characters and well done. How do I fine out about it? Meet your counterpart. Hope it always stays on TV. She was the cCousin Alice mentioned in Little House in the Big Woods. Hello! They also leave out the family’s financial problems. I live in Mankato, Minnesota mentioned in the tv series of Little House…worked in New Ulm, also in Sleepy Eye, MN…not too far from Walnut Grove, MN!!! I still watch LHOTP! I watched it as a kid and still watch today I’ve probably seen every episode a dozen times and I never get tired of watching them I really love the show I am 51 and I’ll watch the show as long as it is aired for the next 20 yrs or until I’m gone I really love the show Michael Landon & Victor French did an amazing job directing the show, I started watching Little House on the Prairie when it first aired and I was just a little girl. October 1, 1979. There were many cases of diarrhea at the time of Freddie’s death in the area where the Ingalls family was staying and many infant and child deaths because of it. Splurged quite a while back and bought myself the entire series, well life happens and I’m just now getting the chance to go through them. Rose had a boy but it died at or around his birth. I love the arch where Laura meets Almanzo. For example, the character of Nellie Oleson is a composite of Nellie Owens, Genevieve Masters, and Stella Gilbert. She homesteaded, which she completed by preemption, near Phillip, South Dakota, and married widower David Swanzey. The stories are wholesome and sweet. As a kid, I watched Little House weekly. now “litte house ..” is showing in my country ,s chanel. Can you tell us about Albert Ingalls on the tv show and Freddie Ingalls in real life? Loved this show then- love this show now! If you check the census records you will see that Almanzo really did give his age incorrectly to be able to stake his Dakota claim in 1879. I thoroughly enjoyed this article. By the way, my husband and I stopped by to see the little house on the prairie on our way to Branson, Missouri a few years ago. My husband and I go to the Stergis motorcycle Talley every year and a few years ago I went to the school that Carrie taught at in real life. She changed details and events to make a better story and to keep Laura front and center. Golden words by father. https://trundlebedtales.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/where-did-albert-come-from/. Laura Ingalls Wilder is my hero!! I’m watching the series now! I started watching Little House from the very start and find it heartwarming. I used to watch little house as a child with my brother, in black and white growing up in Argentina. Jody had epilepsy and finally a medication was found to relieve seizures. I love little house on the prairie! She was also accused of being a Communist. I had to laugh the other day while watching an episode in season 4. I recently read that Rose, Laura’s daughter, was the last in the blood line. http://littlehousediscussion.blogspot.com/2015/02/grace-ingalls-dow-what-happened-to-baby.html. I wish I had known that then haha! Don’t think Eliza Jane ever had children. I’ve enjoyed it. Thank you. This is the best show ever. I love show a lot. Even adding children that die. However, that raises the question of what version of the Ingalls family people relate to most. The TV show departed from the books quite early on. I am not a person you would think would love Little House, but my HALLMARK drama and UPS channels record every episode so I can binge watch at night. I have read the books over and over! my name is zahra. I can binge watch anytime. I love this! For the majority of the episodes, they stayed firmly entrenched in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. When Calls The Heart is my favorite show!. I read the books until I wore mine out. Dean has said that it was a role he took seriously to make sure people felt that Laura would be safe with him. There are number of descendants of Charles and Caroline and the other family members. Back to School Part 1. Thank you! In elementary school, our class read Little House In The Big Woods. She worked at several jobs before getting a job at the newspaper in De Smet. Was the really an adopted sibling named Albert? I love Little House on the Prairie but I have never read all Laura Ingalls books. If you ever have a giveaway be sure to think of me. Grace’s husband, Nathan Dow, was a widower with children. Thank you for taking the time to write this. There was also a second Laura Ingalls, who did what Amelia Earhart was not able to do. I still watch the show today is January 12th 20/20 I’m watching the episode where Albert has leukemia and he dies. You will love it! I would like to know if the other characters in the tv show are based on real people and are there any information about them too? The best kept secrets from Little House on the Prairie. Did the Ingalls have 2 daughters named Carrie? Yet, I still love the series because I get to see and read more about Laura. Her description of the railroad work in By the Shores of Sliver Lake was from second-hand reports from Pa and Almanzo. Little House is on Cozi tv. Nita Hallstrom. As the Ingalls help Albert with the project, Charles and Caroline decide to adopt the young lad. Grace is still very young when Laura’s attention turned outside the family and was only eight when Laura left the family to get married. According to a new biography about Laura, they think he died of diarrhea. Dean was about eight years older than Melissa. The story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family is one ingrained in the hearts of generations of readers across the world. Charles Ingalls came from Cuba, NY, so those people are related to him. Any idea if Grace Ingalls ever painted? I really loved this article! LIW books, and the show, were huge parts of my childhood. M dream is to someday meet Melissa Gilbert. Filed Under: History, Learning Tagged With: About The Ingalls Family, Almanzo Wilder, Caroline Ingalls, Carrie Ingalls, Charles Ingalls, Grace Ingalls, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie, Ma Ingalls, Mary Ingalls, Pa Ingalls. Currently trying to get my hands on second hand copies and read them! I’d love to learn more about the Ingalls family. Did she meet her niece? As a newly married woman in 1974, and living in Germany when my DH was in the US Army near Frankfurt,my oldest sister sent me a complete set of the paperback set. I doubt very much that Ma was a “midwife” at all. My big loss. Even done research on the family. Isaiah Edwards (also known as "Mr. Edwards") was a Mountain man who first met the Ingalls family while they were living on the open prairies of Kansas and later settled in Walnut Grove. Her own ambitions and her daughter Rose’s prodding led her to write and publish a fictionalized account of her childhood in the Little House books. I have no means of verification other than the handing down of the story, and I realize that as with any oral history the possibility of embellishments exists as well as forgotten facts, however, I have no reason to doubt it’s veracity.D. What is the Age Range of the TV character Mary during 8 seasons? Have been to Pepin, Wisconsin, Walnut Grove, Minnesota, and De Smet, South Dakota. Truley a family show. For nearly 10 years, beginning in 1974 and ending in 1984, the Ingalls family of Little House on the Prairie personified all the wholesome charm of settlers surviving in the old American West. My family legend handed down to us was that my paternal greatgrandmother, Mary Ann Smith Hendrickson and her Husband Amariah were neighbors of the Ingalls in Montgomery County,Ks. Wholesome storylines, compelling characters, and Michael Landon Jr. Is involved with its production! I am 60 years old and I got “Little House on the Prairie” one Christmas and my mom’s youngest sister got “ On the Banks of Plum Creek.” I read her my book and hers and looked for every book I could find. I have not yet read Pioneer Girl, but I plan to soon. Laura did see pa before he died. The short answer is Laura doesn’t have any descendants. There is the real-life Ingalls family, the version in the books, the NBC television version, the ABC miniseries version, the version in the musical, and those in the pageants, just to name a few. I don’t remember where I seen it, but it was recently (that I seen the photo, so it probably online somewhere. "Little House on the Prairie" The Family Tree subtitles. Rose had 1 child but ,it died same Year it as born…she never had another… On the NBC TV show, Charles and the Ingalls family were a far more permanent part of the community. I was intrigued by the fact that you are a descendant of one of Charles Ingalls siblings. Farmer Boy is set on a successfully established farm in Upstate New York. My great-grandmother was Alice Ingalls Whiting. His stories helped inspire his wife’s books. I had my surgery on February 8th 1984 in the afternoon. I enjoyed reading it. The real Caroline Ingalls was not a midwife. She was an infant or a toddler during her run on the series. I bought my granddaughter whom turned 9 last year the LHOP box set for Christmas last year and I bought the set for my 7 year old Niece ! Greatings from Dirk Tolsma. Yes my favorite show too!!!! I watched them a lot later in reruns (I am in my 30’s). There are even references to her dabbling in journalism for a time, so you would think if it was known that she painted, that detail would be recorded somewhere. Nellie Oleson: The !little House books were a part of my childhood and U read them over and over. Beautiful rural TV series which I really appreciate with wife and family! Thank you. All while hiding it from my friends. I’m very curious as I would LOVE to find it and own a copy myself. It was while they were in Walnut Grove it was discovered Albert was robbing stores to feed a morphine addiction. They set out to build their own farm. MATERIALS NEEDED TO CREATE A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE INSPIRED STAR ORNAMENT. I am now 44 and just found out EVERY episode ever is available on Amazon Prime and i have been watching from the beginning. I was admitted on the afternoon of the 7th, which I didn’t know at the time is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday. I haven’t seen mention so I’m just wondering. The family sacrificed to get their share of the money needed to send her to the Iowa School for the Blind (support including money for tuition and books also came from the Dakota territorial government). John Wesley Day (1829–1907) – married Alcesta Lindy. Hello Sarah, Have a question, in Farmer Boy, Ms. Wilder’s description of Almanzo’s mother, among other things, were her blue eyes. I’ve wondered many times about the facts versus fiction. I come from England and watched Little House on the Prairie when it was on in the 1970s,I really loved the stories and when we got cable tv in the early 2000’s they played the series and I watched them right through again and even saw ones I never saw before right to the end where they said that millions of children and people round the world read and loved her books,which I never realised until then. I love Little House on the Prairie, and The Waltons. As the oldest sister, she was studious and enjoyed music and crafts. Thank you. She also never taught school. It was fantastic. Little House on the Prairie is an American one-hour dramatic television program starring Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls, a farmer devoted to his family. I seen a photo of Rose in her graduation dress. The school's latest project is to create a family tree documenting the history of their families, which causes Albert to remember his own dark past. Nice to watch in today’s horrible times! What was the town the angles family moved to where Mary and her husband Adam started a blind school and how long did they lived there before they all moved back to Walnut Grove. Thank you so much for your informative information on my hero- Laura Ingalls Wilder. Rushmore. Nellie Oleson and her family are based on three girls that Laura Ingalls shared her childhood with. My children also sat down with me to watch it. I will love this forever! I am now 50. If so did he become a doctor or did he die of leukemia? My oldest sister purchased the first hardcover set for me with her first job as a 16 yr old waitress. So when we see young Mary and young Laura--that's really Melissa Anderson and Melissa Gilbert in 1974--more than seven years earlier! I love the families and how they all come together to help each other. As the Ingalls help Albert with the project, Charles and Caroline decide to adopt the young lad. There were so many differences that I was not aware of. I don’t know if Grace ever painted but it’s worth looking into and I’m going too. The Family Tree is the third episode of the sixth season of Little House on the Prairie, and the one hundred seventeenth episode overall. It’s my favorite show. Barbara, i am curious to know how you are related to Carrie’s father? Was he Michael Landon’s creation or Laura’s? On the TV show, Laura knew she wanted Manly from the beginning and he, quite rightly, saw her as still a little girl. Caroline’s biography is not quite correct. I fell in love with the Laura Ingalls Little House Book Series back in elementary school. My grandfather passed away in 98, the last book he read was the Country. She helped her family create a homestead, worked as a seamstress, and taught school before marrying Almanzo James Wilder. The Ingalls Homestead very good story and I really like it. It is such a joy to me as this was such a happy childhood memory. A page for describing Recap: Little House On The Prairie S 6 E 2 The Family Tree. Caroline married Charles Ingalls and, drawn on by his efforts to make a better life for her family, and she was pulled from “pillar to post” as goes the expression her book character uses. Did I miss something or were some episodes skipped? I wore out TWO complete hardcover sets of LIW books. She was Caroline’s sister and her husband was Pa’s brother. I, and my family are from La. Together Charles and Caroline built up one final home in De Smet, South Dakota. I am just so sad. Marla. In the books, as Carrie grows up, Grace is born and takes on the role of youngest sister. Getting him to see her as an adult was a major storyline of the series. None of the girls had children, except Laura who had Rose. I read in the Bio that Almanzo’s sister was really named “Laura” so in the books, Laura phased her out so people wouldn’t get confused. Hi, The Waltons are real also, but their last name was Hamner. Live on Ingalls spirit!! Love Reading about Laura Ingalls Wilder and watching Little House. Thanks. They were able to improve their farm slowly until they had a modestly successful farm of over 200 acres. one another and most importantly had good values and loved and worshiped God. There are no living direct Charles Ingalls decedents. She is known as Baby Grace. Did she go to their funerals? I am persian . I just started watching “Little House on the Prairie” on the Hallmark Drama channel a few weeks ago. I read and re-read those books countless times and never grew tired of the escape they provide, the ideas they spawned or the dreams they fed me at night. You can find links to purchase the books here: https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/about-us/little-house-on-the-prairie-books/. As a child, my girlfriend grew up dressed like Laura Ingalls lol I’ve seen pictures of her and she was adorable. I have never read the books. In real life, Almanzo was ten years older than she was, so Laura invented the whole bit about Almanzo not being old enough to file on a homestead when, in fact, he was old enough. Granted I strongly believe that the complete book set…(beat up old yellow cover) would have been so valuable today, I don’t think I would have ever thrown it away like that and cherished forever instead. I’ve laughed and I’ve cried. This show makes me happy and I smile a lot while watching. Why did the TV show basically eliminate the character Mary after her blindness? I would love to learn more about Almanzo’s extended family. Grace’s husband Nathan Dow was one of the men that worked on Mount Rushmore. I grow up with the show. Played without an attempt at Charles’s famous beard, Michael Landon remains the embodiment of Pa for many people around the world. Maybe I’m being too nosey but do you mind sharing more about the connection? I like to watch Little House on the Prairie. I too am a 65 year old unique black woman. I wanted used copy because I know the original owner took great pride in reading it. I’ve 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. Grace, also arrived later in the TV series, played by Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh from 1978-1982. . You have to read them! Family Tree. made many TV viewers feel that they, too, were safely part of the Ingalls family, a last fresh start in Mansfield, Missouri, https://trundlebedtales.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/where-did-albert-come-from/, http://littlehousediscussion.blogspot.com/2015/02/grace-ingalls-dow-what-happened-to-baby.html, https://littlehouseontheprairie.com/about-us/little-house-on-the-prairie-books/, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/213498838569228312/. Carrie Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, of "Little House on the Prairie" fame, moved to Keystone, South Dakota in 1911. Pa-Charles Ingalls brother, Peter Ingalls, married Ma’s younger sister, Eliza. I love Little House still. Starring: Michael Landon (Charles Ingalls), Karen Grassle (Caroline Ingalls), Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls), Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls Kendall), Lindsay Sidney Greenbush (Carrie Ingalls) The only Grace-centric episode is if you count the one when Caroline obsesses on how she wants this fifth child to be a boy. I did not watch the show on TV in the 1970s due to life’s priorities at the time. I am 55 years old, and have two brothers. Copyright © 2015-2020 Friendly Family Productions, LLC Contributors | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Licensing | Newsletters. Are you related to one of Laura’s cousins? It’s funny how we live a totally different life now than before. I feel like I grew up with them because I know everything about them. I watched the show as a child. I have always wondered myself. She was tagging along with the big kids, who always seem to run from point A to point B, and as they start running off again, Carrie’s little voice says, “Don’t we ever walk somewhere” (something like that). I have always loved the Little House on the Prairie! I’ve been to the real house which is in VA and it’s much smaller than the one on TV lol. They were made up characters for the TV series. But Rose did not have any children. I have never read the books, but they sound really good. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A reboot of the classic family drama “Little House on the Prairie” is reportedly in the works, according to multiple sources.. He was made up for the tv show. I have been a Little House On The Prairie fan for 45 yrs. That happened early in Laura and Almanzo’s 1885 marriage (it was told in The First Four Years) and Pa didn’t die until 1902. On the NBC TV series, Karen Grassle portrayed Ma Ingalls. What ever happened to Almonzo’s sister. I am in my 50s, have the DVD series, and currently watching Season 4. WHAT A GREAT MESSAGE THIS FAMILY HAS SENT TO ALL OF US ; SAD THING IS THEY DIDN’T REALIZE WHAT THEY LEFT US. I went into the hospital the night after the last episode aired kind of depressing huh? Charles followed this same pattern with his own family after marrying Caroline Quiner, always in search of better financial opportunities, specifically a successful wheat farm. 7+ Subtitles. I also enjoy the Rose Years series and would love someone to let us in on how much of that was fictionalized. Does anyone know on average, the distance from Walnut Grove town to the Ingalls house? I appreciate the distinctions between the truth of each person vs the tv version. However, in the last chapter of said book, a heated discussion between Almanzo’s parents a sentence is made in regard to her brown eyes. I’m 47 years old. Zip. I grew up reading the books and watching the television series. They were made up for the TV show. Thank you! Also Mary went blind at age fourteen from an illness called BRAIN FEVER not SCARLET FEVER as in the books (again I found it online), SCARLET FEVER was easier to put into the books, at that time people knew little about sicknesses. no there wasnt an albert ingalls or cassandra or james cooper they were made up, Mary never married or had a child, I love watching little house on the preiri. Was so inspiring to me as I was growing up and nothing but love respect. Would you mind telling which sibling is your ancestor and or the lineage to get there? , She married Nathan Dow but had no children. Carrie is finally being shown more and has occasional lines. she was a pain but made me giggle all the time thru her antics. In an ironic coincidence, we share the same age difference as Laura and Almonzo. Drama, Family, Romance. Were Charles and Caroline Ingalls still alive when Laura and Almonzo’s son died? Do you recall where you read that? 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