Trundlebed Tales
312 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTrundlebed Tales host Sarah S. Uthoff will look at Laura Ingalls Wilder and other classic children's literature and social history including historic foodways and one-room schools.
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Ep 150 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Eclipse
April 08, 2024 02:50 - 26 minutes - 11.6 MBToday I'm going to be doing a reading from my favorite of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. An early major plot point in the book the Yankee uses an eclipse to get out of being held hostage and to gain power in the court.
April 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
April 05, 2024 15:30 - 21 minutes - 9.47 MBI have two programs in April and there is a lot of stuff going on. There is another production of Little House on the Prairie: The Musical. There are two cast reunion events and Malone is starting a new event.
Ep 149 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2023
March 09, 2024 16:30 - 57 minutes - 26 MBWhat happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2023.
Ep 148 Read Across American Mother West Wind's Children Part 9
March 02, 2024 22:53 - 21 minutes - 9.32 MBIn honor of Read Across America we're going to get another story from Thornton Burgess. His stories were originally published in magazines and in most of them they set up the next chapter. This particular one those is short stories. We're going to start with "Mr. Toad's Old Suit."
March 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
February 29, 2024 17:00 - 19 minutes - 8.41 MBMarch is the start of the year’s Laura Ingalls Wilder season. It’s still pretty quiet. However, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri is the first of the Laura homesites that close for the season to reopen each year. Walnut Grove and De Smet are both at least partially open all year, but with Mansfield’s opening it means that the Laura Ingalls Wilder season has officially begun! We've got an event in Burr Oak and a production of Little House on the Prairie: The Musi...
Ep 147 Roving Report from Mansfield MO for Laura Ingalls Wilder Days Take 2
February 20, 2024 16:46 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBMy friend Kelly Pelzel and I headed down to Mansfield, Missouri for Wilder Days. We didn't get a roving report done at the time. We set up a time to record it and..... BlogTalkRadio wasn't doing live shows so I recorded it instead. Listen to all our tips as we get you to take a trip with us to Mansfield, Missouri, Wilder Days, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.
Ep 146 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2024
February 08, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBWhat do people talk about? Normally people tell their Laura story. We all have one. How we discovered Laura and her booksWhat your favorite story is from the booksWhat’s the best thing in your Laura collectionWhat’s your favorite edition of the booksWhat’s the craziest thing did you do because it was a “Little House” thing (place visited, craft tried, book read) I hope to either hear from you live or…. Give Laura a Call and Give a Listen Call in (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 to...
February 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
January 30, 2024 21:34 - 9 minutes - 4 MBFebruary in Laura's birthday month so for a winter month we get a lot of action this month. A lot of it is online so you can participate. We'll have an online birthday party on this podcast and there will be one for the Walnut Gove Pageant where they celebrate with people who played Nellie in the pageant over the years.
Ep 147 Roving Report from Mansfield MO
January 28, 2024 22:16 - 14 minutes - 6.27 MBMy friend Kelly Pelzel and I headed down to Mansfield, Missouri for Wilder Days. We didn't get a roving report done at the time. We set up a time to record it and..... BlogTalkRadio wasn't doing live shows so I recorded it instead. Listen to all our tips as we get you to take a trip with us to Mansfield, Missouri, Wilder Days, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.
January 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
January 13, 2024 16:31 - 18 minutes - 8.17 MBJanuary has an astonishing number of family dates. There are annual meetings for members in both Burr Oak, IA (Zoom link available for members) and Malone, NY. There basically weren't any Laura Christmas plays in production in December, but January is making up for it with 2 Little House on the Prairie: The Musical productions. 2024 is the 50th Anniversary of the Little House on the Prairie, the NBC TV series. Expect all sorts of events in its honor this year and they are starting to roll out.
December 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
December 05, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBDecember is not the busiest Laura month, but it does have several events restart with a Christmas theme. We have events in De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN; Mansfield, MO and a cast event. There are also events coming up with Trundlebed Tales and I am looking for your input for several questions.
Ep 145 Josh Gates Live
October 31, 2023 15:37 - 45 minutes - 20.2 MBJosh Gates, host of Destination Truth and Expedition Unknown and Josh Gates Tonight plus other Discovery channel shows, gives in person speeches and tours around the country. His current show is called AN EVENING OF LEGENDS, MYSTERIES, AND TALES OF ADVENTURE. It covers his time during the pandemic when Josh Gates Tonight gave us something of a lifeline. It tells about how he got the job he has now. He looks into how do science and the supernatural intercect. What's it like to attend one of hi...
October and November 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
October 13, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes - 8.56 MBWe have events this time from The Newberry in Chicago, online with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, Mansfield, MO, Cast Reunions at Non-Homesite Towns of More than 3 Cast Members, and looking ahead to Little House on the Prairie: The Musical.
September 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
September 12, 2023 19:30 - 18 minutes - 8.2 MBThis month two homesites are having their big Laura Ingalls Wilder event; Pepin WI and Mansfield MO. There is a smaller event in Malone/Burke NY. The larger fan events for the TV show have started up again. Find the complete list here: September 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Events – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com)
Ep 140 Roving Report from Walnut Grove MN
August 27, 2023 20:30 - 54 minutes - 24.3 MBMy friend Kelly Pelzel and I took an quick trip up to Walnut Grove to see the new pageant in July. After 45 years they have changed their pageant. They are taking the story and dividing it into three parts. The first one will have the most of the original pageant so they started with what will be the second of the trilogy. It’s called Chasing the Dream, 1875-1876. We also took a little time to hit some of the other places in town. This was Kelly's first trip to Walnut Grove. It wasn't a compl...
August 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
August 04, 2023 21:30 - 33 minutes - 14.8 MBAugust is growing as Laura Ingalls Wilder event month. Look for events in Pepin, WI: De Smet, SD; Spring Valley, MN; Malone/Burke, NY; and NBC Little House on the Prairie TV reunion events.
July 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
June 29, 2023 20:30 - 42 minutes - 19 MBJuly is one of the biggest Laura Ingalls Wilder event months. We're going to look ahead to events to Pepin, WI; Independence, KS; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Burke, NY; Old World Wisconsin; Eagle, WI; Nelson Pioneer Farm; Oskaloosa, IA; Project Archeology; and the Wilder Podcast.
June 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
June 04, 2023 21:12 - 20 minutes - 8.76 MBJune brings us into Summer and it's a big Laura month. Get the news from Pepin, WI, Independence, KS, Burr Oak, IA, De Smet, SD, and Spring Valley, MN.Then what's going on with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association and the South Dakota Historical Society Press. Are you going to an event this June?
Ep 139 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom This Year 2023
June 01, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBSince this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
Ep 138 Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion Hannibal 2023
May 31, 2023 00:30 - 47 minutes - 21.1 MBI didn't get a roving report episode although I didn't get to do it live. Instead I'm going to give you a full report of what it was like to attend this cast reunion and how it was different from other cast reunions. I'll include some ideas about what you should plan on if you make a Little House cast reunion trip. The cast included: Alison Arngrim (Nellie Olesen)Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle)Wendi Lou Lee (Baby Grace)Patrick Labyorteaux (Andy Garvey)Jennifer Donati (Baby Rose)
Ep 137 World Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind's Children Part 9
April 28, 2023 21:43 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBEvery year I do some reading in honor of World Read Aloud Day. It's every March 2nd in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Sometimes I do something Laura specific, but lately I've been doing Mother West Wind's Children by Thorton W. Burgess. For awhile I was doing short episodes as I tested various microphones, but today's is going to be my standard equipment. Learn more about Burgess and find a list of links to the other stories. Today we're doing "Why Peter Rabbit's Ears Are Long."
April May 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
April 20, 2023 15:49 - 14 minutes - 6.17 MBLaura Ingalls Wilder season is really getting started. The Laura Ingalls Wilder sites that haven't opened yet for the season will open at the end of May. There is an event in Pepin and a fundraiser in Burr Oak. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association homesite updates online program about what's happening with the homesites this year. It's Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival and 3 more events with "Little House on the Prairie" TV show cast members that are close to Iowa. T...
March 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
March 14, 2023 15:51 - 10 minutes - 4.12 MBMarch is the month when the museums that closed down for the winter start to reopen. We have several events and a couple pieces of news.
Travel Times New Orleans
February 19, 2023 20:30 - 47 minutes - 21.1 MBI know what it means to miss New Orleans.... or rather I don't. I've never been there, but it's one of my friend Kelly Pezel's favorite places to visit. She's going to join me so we can learn about what to visit in New Orleans, how and why. Tracy Vozar is going to call in, too. Tracy is going to talk about going to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras and how you can actually participate in a Mardi Gras parade.
Ep 136 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2022
February 18, 2023 01:00 - 45 minutes - 20.4 MBFind out everything that happened in 2022. Get updates about what's gone on at the homesites. Find out about new books to buy. Learn where to tune in for on-going programs. Sarah S. Uthoff is a nationally known Laura Ingalls Wilder authority and has presented at five of the Wilder homesites, many times at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, many conferences and numerous libraries, museums, and events around the Midwest. Attend one of her programs, schedule one yourself, ...
Ep 137 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2023
February 11, 2023 21:30 - 59 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat do people talk about? Normally people tell their Laura story. We all have one. How we discovered Laura and her booksWhat your favorite story is from the booksWhat’s the best thing in your Laura collectionWhat’s your favorite edition of the booksWhat’s the craziest thing did you do because it was a “Little House” thing (place visited, craft tried, book read) I hope to either hear from you live or…. Give Laura a Call and Give a Listen Call in (714) 242-5253 or toll free 1-877-633-9389 to...
February 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
February 04, 2023 00:30 - 14 minutes - 6.04 MBFebruary in Laura's birthday month so for a winter month we get a lot of action this month. A lot of it is online so you can participate.
January 2023 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
January 03, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 7.15 MBWe normally don't have an update this month, but we've got enough going on that I wanted to. Most of that stuff is online so I want you to know in enough time to get signed up for it and to prepare questions. We also have a bunch of birthdays this month and no one much mentions them so I'm giving them a shout out, too.
Ep 136 Marceline Missouri Walt Disney Hometown Museum in 2022
November 28, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 25.5 MBIn 2019 I was driving down to Mansfield, Missouri for their Wilder Days event. I was going to be traveling by myself I decided to swing over to Marceline, MO on my way down. Disney - YouTube It wasn't very long after I got back that I was looking up something about Rothville, Missouri and discovered it was right by Marceline and I somehow had missed it. That means I had to go back. My friend Kelly offered to go back with me and this is what we saw in Marceline. Ep 133 Roving Report Charito...
December 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
November 24, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBDecember is an even busier month than usual. We've got Christmas events at De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone/Burke, NY. We're also checking in on Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas themed plays and events connecting with the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show. Laura Ingalls Wilder Events December 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Events – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com) Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Plays Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas Plays 2022 – Sarah's Notebook (wordpress.com) D...
Ep 135 Veteran's Day In Flanders Fields
November 11, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 12 MBWe'll look back on Veteran's Day with a special focus on "In Flander's Fields" by John McCrae and poppies.
November 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
November 03, 2022 15:30 - 14 minutes - 6.22 MBNovember used to be a slow Laura fan month, but we've seen some developments this year. Learn about events at Mansfield, MO and a future TV show event.
Roving Report Around Iowa Summer 2022
October 07, 2022 15:33 - 33 minutes - 14.8 MBI've already done episodes with touring plans - how to visit a site and what to see - and with everything going on we're going to check in and see if they are still valid. Today we're going to talk about our visits this year to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa and Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
September 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
September 12, 2022 15:51 - 13 minutes - 5.88 MBSeptember tends to be another big Laura Ingalls Wilder event month. Learn about events in Pepin, WI; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; West Branch, IA.
Ep 134 Laura Ingalls Wilder Basics
August 25, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBToday is Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder's wedding anniversary. In honor of that we're having a special Laura Ingalls Wilder basic questions episode. We'll do another special episode so be sure to ask questions for the next one.
August 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
August 04, 2022 15:32 - 15 minutes - 6.64 MBThis month's birthday girl is Carrie Ingalls. Join us for events in Pepin, Wisconsin; De Smet, South Dakota; Spring Valley, Minnesota; and Malone, New York.
Roving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 10 2022
July 21, 2022 15:48 - 23 minutes - 10.4 MBThis is the last day of my Walnut Grove trip. I visit the dugout site and get two nasty surprises. Then I have a happy surprise at the museum. Finally, I drive home and talk about videos you can look for.
Roving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 9 2022
July 21, 2022 03:00 - 29 minutes - 12.9 MBThis is the second day of my trip. I hit several places I hadn't made yesterday. I do my In the Kitchen With Laura (Pioneer Version) and check out the rest of the Family Festival. I visit the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy, Minnesota. Then I end the night with "Fragments of a Dream" the Walnut Grove pageant.
Roving Report Walnut Grove Pageant July 8 2022
July 19, 2022 23:00 - 25 minutes - 11.3 MBThe return of my live reports from a Laura trip. These were recorded live, but live none the less. I drive up to Walnut Grove, learn about changes around the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, and end up in Marshall, Minnesota.
July 2022 Laura Ingalls Wilder Update
June 23, 2022 15:38 - 26 minutes - 11.6 MBJuly is about the biggest month in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom. There are lots of homesite events and it's the heart of summer vacation season. Learn about events in Pepin, WI; Walnut Grove, MN; De Smet, SD; Mansfield, MO; Malone, NY; Keystone, SD; the Nelson Pioneer Farm; LauraPalooza; and the Hollywood Show in Burbank.
Ep 133 Roving Report Chariton County Missouri Take 2
June 18, 2022 15:30 - 33 minutes - 14.8 MBI recently took a trip with my friend Kelly Pezel down to Chariton County, Missouri to visit the place where the Ingalls family bought land near the town of Rothville. I hadn't ever been there before so I was glad to get a chance at visiting one of the last places the Charles Ingalls family visited that I hadn't visited yet. This is the brochure the Chariton County Historical Society puts out: rothville-brochure.pdf (keytesvillemo.com) For a more historical view: Little House on the Prai...
Ep 133 Roving Report Chariton County Missouri
June 09, 2022 15:30 - 29 minutes - 12.9 MBI recently took a trip with my friend Kelly Pezel down to Chariton County, Missouri to visit the place where the Ingalls family bought land near the town of Rothville. I hadn't ever been there before so I was glad to get a chance at visiting one of the last places the Charles Ingalls family visited that I hadn't visited yet. This is the brochure the Chariton County Historical Society puts out: rothville-brochure.pdf (keytesvillemo.com) For a more historical view: Little House on the Prai...
Ep 132 Looking Ahead at Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom This Year 2022
June 02, 2022 16:02 - 33 minutes - 14.7 MBSince this is late we'll go through some of the big events this year and what we're still looking forward to. Whether you're interested in the TV show, the museums, or books, there is a lot going on.
Ep 131 Come Visit Laura Ingalls Wilder and Plan Your Laura Trip Part 2
March 17, 2022 16:03 - 58 minutes - 26.2 MBThis episode is the second in a series of episodes this month that are going to talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder travel. This first episode is full of questions that you should ask yourself as you start planning a Laura trip. People think there is a one size fits all kind of Laura trip. There isn't. People are interested in different aspects of the story. Some people are more interested than others. Others might be limited by travel issues or time on a particular trip. This episode will be que...
Ep 130 World Read Aloud Day Mother West Wind's Children Part 8
March 12, 2022 16:16 - 18 minutes - 8.02 MBEvery year I do some reading in honor of World Read Aloud Day. It's every March 2nd in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Sometimes I do something Laura specific, but lately I've been doing Mother West Wind's Children by Thorton W. Burgess. For awhile I was doing short episodes as I tested various microphones, but today's is going to be my standard equipment. Learn more about Burgess and find a list of links to the other stories. Today we're doing "Johnny Chuck's Great Fight."
Ep 129 Come Visit Laura Ingalls Wilder and Plan Your Laura Trip
March 04, 2022 20:30 - 41 minutes - 18.7 MBThis episode is the start of a series of episodes this month that are going to talk about Laura Ingalls Wilder travel. This first episode is full of questions that you should ask yourself as you start planning a Laura trip. People think there is a one size fits all kind of Laura trip. There isn't. People are interested in different aspects of the story. Some people are more interested than others. Others might be limited by travel issues or time on a particular trip. This episode will be ques...
Ep 128 Iowa Honey Producers Association and the Honey Tree
February 21, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBJoin our host Sarah Uthoff talking to Jason Foley, President of Iowa Honey Producers Association [IHPA], member of the Friendly Beekeepers of Iowa, an educator of beekeeping, a certified master beekeeper through the University of Florida, 4 time "beekeeper of the year" recipient from the university of Florida, owner of "Foley's Russian Bees" and co-owner of "Honey Hollow Apiary & Gardens LLC". We're going to be talking about raising bees today. We'll also talk about the association and how pr...
Ep 127 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2022
February 08, 2022 02:00 - 2 hours - 60.5 MBJoin us for our annual Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party. Every year we ask people to call in and tell us their Laura story. So this year’s celebration will be our 9th. Laura fans are invited to call in and share either the story of how they became a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, their favorite Laura Ingalls Wilder related experience, or annual family traditions based on Laura. Based on requests, I’m continuing it as an hour so you’ll have plenty of time to call in. So please call in and help f...
Ep 126 Nancy Koupal and the Revised Text of Pioneer Girl
January 28, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBJoin your host Sarah Uthoff and Nancy Koupal of the Pioneer Girl Project as they talk about their latest book Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts. The original Pioneer Girl - Laura Ingalls Wilder's previously unpublished memoir - was a run away bestseller and is still selling well. The follow up to that is a set of three books about Pioneer Girl. This is the second of this series. Do you need to buy? Tune in and see!
Ep 125 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2021
January 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 27.4 MBWhat happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2021? There were fewer things cancelled than in 2021, but some things were changed how they were set up. Some things were canceled. For example, Pepin Days in Laura was scheduled, canceled, and re-scheduled over the course of the year. I hope in the coming year there will be a lot more Laura events. American Masters Walnut Grove's Pageant Discussion Top 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Homestead National Landmark's Prairie Author Event Pi...