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whiskey

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whiskey

Spirits distilled from grain.

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wild prairie rose

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wild prairie rose

RWL was their namesake, my dear.

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oyster

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oyster

A mollusk of the genus Ostrea, having a bivalve shell.

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Carrie Ingalls

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Carrie Ingalls

Younger sister of Laura Ingalls; she lived 1870-1946.

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Silas Rood

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Silas Rood

Rude by name & nature?

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thunder-pumps

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thunder-pumps

American bittern, a member of the heron family.

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wintergreen

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wintergreen

Aromatic, creeping evergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, having bright red berries.

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dumpling

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dumpling

Dough cooked in liquid.

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handcar

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handcar

Don’t be left behind!

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churn

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churn

Cream agitator.

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name card / name-card

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name card / name-card

Pasteboard identification.

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hoity-toity snip

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hoity-toity snip

Thoughtless, giddy, haughty, flighty, gay, and noisy.

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“Rock of Ages”

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“Rock of Ages”

1760s Augustus Toplady hymn.

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“yell like a Comanche”

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“yell like a Comanche”

Imitated Indian battle cry.

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copper-toed shoes

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copper-toed shoes

Metal shoe protector.

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“Home of the Soul”

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“Home of the Soul”

1865 E.M.H. Gates hymn.

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snow-fort

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snow-fort

“Holler ’nuff!”

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“The New Year’s Come”

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“The New Year’s Come”

1842 “Why chime the bells so merrily?”

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twine

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twine

A strong twisted thread.

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“America”

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“America”

1832 Reverend Samuel F. Smith song.

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On the Banks of Plum Creek – historical perspective

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On the Banks of Plum Creek – historical perspective

Walnut Grove in the 1870s.

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tiger

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tiger

Noah’s ark toy piece.

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ticket

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ticket

All aboard!

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Blanche Coday

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Blanche Coday

Rose’s friend.

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U

udder – upland

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Dr. Robert Hoyt

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Dr. Robert Hoyt

Husband of Mattie Masters.

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Willard Seelye

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Willard Seelye

De Smet teacher, 1881-1882.

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Henry Burvee

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Henry Burvee

One of the first settlers in Kingsbury Co.

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“The Swan’s Nest”

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“The Swan’s Nest”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem.

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census taker

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census taker

Statistical registration of members of a country.

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Alice Maria Wilder

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Alice Maria Wilder

Older sister and playmate of Almanzo Wilder. She lived 1853-1892.

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dickcissel / dickie-bird

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dickcissel / dickie-bird

A semi-nomadic finch, Spiza americana.

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“Ben Bolt”

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“Ben Bolt”

1842 Thomas Dunn English song.

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“Come In and Shut the Door”

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“Come In and Shut the Door”

Circa 1862 song by J.P.H.

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Charlotte Holbrook

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Charlotte Holbrook

Laura’s “Aunt Lotty”

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bank

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bank

financial institution

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“Haste to the Wedding”

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“Haste to the Wedding”

Traditional Irish fiddle tune.

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“Gentle Words and Loving Smiles”

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“Gentle Words and Loving Smiles”

Hymn 139 in Pure Gold for the Sunday School.

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“Am I a Soldier of the Cross”

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“Am I a Soldier of the Cross”

Isaac Watts hymn.

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dragon-fly / dragonfly

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dragon-fly / dragonfly

Mosquito hunter.

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Samuel O. Masters / William J. Masters families

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Samuel O. Masters / William J. Masters families

Walnut Grove, Burr Oak, and De Smet family known by the Ingallses.

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catechism

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catechism

Question & answer book of religious doctrine.

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Z

zebra – Zion City

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“nervous as a witch”

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“nervous as a witch”

restless

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hardtack

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hardtack

Unleavened hard bread made from flour and water.

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claim shanty

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claim shanty

Temporary dwelling.

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“A Motto for Every Man”

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“A Motto for Every Man”

1868 Harry Clifton song.

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amen / amen corner

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amen / amen corner

Expression used at the end of prayers.

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cant-hook / cant-pole

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cant-hook / cant-pole

Instrument used by lumbermen to move logs.

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Pa’s red & white checked mittens

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Pa’s red & white checked mittens

Fair Isle pattern.

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gosh!

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gosh!

that wicked word

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claim jumper / Mr. Hunter / Jack Hunt

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claim jumper / Mr. Hunter / Jack Hunt

One who ousts another from their land.

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President George Washington

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President George Washington

First President of the U.S.A.

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“Jerusalem the Golden”

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“Jerusalem the Golden”

Hymn from Pure Gold for the Sunday School.

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P

Pa – pussy-in-the-corner

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zebra

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zebra

Part of Willie Oleson’s Noah’s Ark toy.

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“The Campbells are Coming”

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“The Campbells are Coming”

Traditional Scottish jig.

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Mr. Clancy / Chauncey Clayson

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Mr. Clancy / Chauncey Clayson

Drygoods store owner, Chauncey Clayson

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ice cream social

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ice cream social

Laura and Almanzo didn’t enjoy it.

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P A T

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P A T

one seven seven ought

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velocipede

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velocipede

Carriage propelled by pedals or feet.

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Burr Oak today

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Burr Oak today

Only Ingalls home in original location.

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rags for paper

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rags for paper

scrap cloth purchased for paper making

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Have you seen the comet?

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Have you seen the comet?

Tebbutt’s Great Comet of 1881.

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Y

“Yankee Doodle” – Youth’s Companion

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Indian camps

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Indian camps

Look! Beads!

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“Miller Boy”

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“Miller Boy”

“Grab!”

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Reverend Edwin H. Alden

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Reverend Edwin H. Alden

Walnut Grove Congregational minister and missionary in Dakota.

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F

Fair Grounds – furrow

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“Nobody Ask’d You”

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“Nobody Ask’d You”

“Where are you going, my pretty maid?”

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certificate

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certificate

Written testimony of fact.

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Silliman Gilbert family

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Silliman Gilbert family

Kingsbury County farmer.

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fascinator

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fascinator

Pretty, light head covering.

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Reverend Stewart Sheldon

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Reverend Stewart Sheldon

American Home Missionary Society Superintendent 1874-1886.

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T

tableland – two-faced

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prairie danglers

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prairie danglers

seventhwinter whimsey’s glass slide pendants!

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“Marching Through Georgia”

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“Marching Through Georgia”

Union song from American Civil War.

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“Mountain of the Lord”

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“Mountain of the Lord”

Hymn #52, Pure Gold for the Sunday School

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Mary Blanche Howard

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Mary Blanche Howard

Mary’s roommate in Vinton.

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“Great is the Lord”

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“Great is the Lord”

Singing school song from The Conqueror.

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Western Reserve

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Western Reserve

Land in Ohio, given to Connecticut upon agreement to give up claim to lands in Pennsylvania.

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Hotel keeper’s family struck by lightning

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Hotel keeper’s family struck by lightning

E.P. LeSuer of Canby, Minnesota.

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Big Sioux River / Sioux River

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Big Sioux River / Sioux River

SD-IA tributary of Missouri River.

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J

jabot – Justice of the Peace

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The Floweret

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The Floweret

1842 book of verse by Anna Maria Wells.

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Belgian horse

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Belgian horse

They’d pull a barn, if hitched to it.

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fanning-mill

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fanning-mill

Machine for winnowing.

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Baby Boy Wilder

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Baby Boy Wilder

Son of Laura and Almanzo Wilder

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batten / lath

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batten / lath

Thin, narrow board for fastening or joining.

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Jesse French

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Jesse French

Butchered oxen during the Hard Winter.

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William H. Reed

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William H. Reed

Teacher in Burr Oak school, 1876-1877.

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tattoo

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tattoo

Sounds like beating drums!

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blueberry

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blueberry

a kind of whortleberry

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xanthophyll

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xanthophyll

I bet you can spell this word.

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“It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”

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“It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”

1912 Judge & Williams song.

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“The Gum-Tree Canoe”

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“The Gum-Tree Canoe”

1847 Steele & Winnemore song.

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Missouri Ruralist

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Missouri Ruralist