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..We are the official Little House on the Prairie historical site located near Independence Kansas. Visitors can literally walk in the shadows of a pioneer family whose wholesome values became the fabric of one of America's most beloved novels.The Little House on the Prairie historic site includes a replica one-room cabin that is similar in size and shape to the crudely-built cabin used by the Ingalls family in the book "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder.The site also includes the one-room Sunny Side School that was used from 1872-1947. The restored schoolhouse is charmed with a period potbelly stove that would have been used by young school children and school marms of the pioneer era.The site also features the post offfice that served the residents of nearby Wayside Kansas, from the turn of century to the mid 1970's. In that quaint post office, visitors can see the postal window along with the mailboxes that opened the world to people who lived on the remote Kansas prairie.Be sure to join us for the Prairie Days Festival - a day to celebrate life as it was in the 1870s. Enjoy music, games, wagonrides, food, re-enactiments, cowboy poets, period craftsment and live performances. Held the second Saturday each June. We also had our second annual "Blue Grass on the Prairie Festival" last fall. Lots of great Blue Grass music as well as special guests, games and food.Little House on the Prairie is located 13 miles southwest of Independence, Kansas, just off U.S. Highway 75. Follow the brown and white historical Markers.Feel free to visit our web site at:www.littlehouseontheprairie.com for offifcial Little House on the Prairie memerabilia such as dolls, postcards, t-shirts, etc. as well as local events.Little House on the Prairie is a nonprofit organization. All contributions go towards the preservation of this historical site. Need to search for something? Simply click on the goodsearch button and search same as you would with google or yahoo. Doing so helps raise money for Little House each time your search!

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Little House Musical

Several people don't believe me that LHOP is going to be a musical, seriously people it is.  I was sadly incorrect about Patrick Swayze being attached, due to cancer, which is very tragic for him...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:44:00 GMT

Patrick Swayze

I am editing my last blog.  Unfortunately, Patrick Swayze is not going to be in the play, due to a battle with cancer.  All our prayers are with him during this time of need.
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:42:00 GMT

Little House Musical

Yes, it is real.  Little House on the Prairie will be a musical, opening August 15, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN.  It will be at the Guthrie Theatre, and then go to Broadway after that.  It ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:50:00 GMT

Little House on the Prairie as a Musical

.. start main content -->.. begin content --> Nov. 13, 2007 JOE DOWLING ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE TO DEBUT AT THE GUTHRIE Francesca Zambello to direct new musical b...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:46:00 GMT

Little House on the Prairie Musical

Little House on the Prairie will be a musical soon!  No, this is not a joke.  The Broadway producers of the Little Mermaid and the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, (which are HUGE hit...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:36:00 GMT

2006 newsletter

Little House NewsFall/Winter 2006,  Second Edition          ;           ;     &...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:53:00 GMT

Days That Should Have Been. A childs diary from the early days of kansas

A Mystery Child Starts a JournalWith the birth of John and Ida May Sneed's second child, a daughter in 1877, there began a chain of events that never had a satisfactory conclusion. The little girl, M...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:51:00 GMT

More Little House Info taken from the Grant County Gazette

Blue Grass on thePrairie Music Festival atthe Little House on thePrairie cabin site. Specialguest, Kyle Chavarria,played Laura Ingalls onWalt Disney's ABC Mini-Series"Little House on thePrairie." Juni...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:18:00 GMT

Little House Goals Almost Met

We are pleased to announce our goal for putting central heat and air into our gift shop has almost been met. Our current visiting season has been from mid March through the end of October, but by pu...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:51:00 GMT

Prairie events

Dear Little House fans,We at Little House on the Prairie in Independence Kansas are looking towards the future. We hope to create many new and creative ways to preserve our historical prairie past a...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:41:00 GMT