Read more mother-of-pearl Hard, silvery, brilliant, internal layer of several kinds of shells, particularly oysters. Read more
Read more “Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess” Nursery rhyme wordplay on the name Elizabeth. Read more
Read more The Youth’s Companion Weekly instructional magazine for children, first published in 1827. Read more
Read more Docia Ingalls / Hiram Forbes Sister of Charles Ingalls married to railroad contractor. Read more
Read more Samuel O. Masters / William J. Masters families Walnut Grove, Burr Oak, and De Smet family known by the Ingallses. Read more
Read more pen / pen-wiper An instrument used for writing. / Material used to clean it after writing. Read more
Read more cannon Military engine used for throwing balls and other instruments of death by the force of gunpowder. Read more
Read more Little House in the Big Woods – historical perspective Pepin Twp., Pepin Co. Wisconsin Read more
Read more bison / “The Bison Track” Bayard Taylor poem about Bos Americanus, found in Independent Fifth Reader. Read more
Read more Charleton Fuller / Gerald Fuller Hardware store owner, partnered with his brother Gerald. Read more
Read more ash withe / ash-withe A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band for tying. Read more
Read more Marvin Hughitt Officer and President of the Chicago & NorthWestern Railway Company. Read more
Read more Pa’s “big green book” George Hartwig’s The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature. Read more