1. A NEW HOME
FOR PA’S
FIDDLE
To help preserve and restore Laura’s legacy,
become a member of the Laura Ingalls
Wilder Home Association. Visit the Laura
Ingalls Wilder website for easy access to
memberships.
Help keep Laura’s Rocky Ridge Farm open
and growing for future generations! Every
dollar will be carefully used to keep this
important historical treasure open for
future generations as well as to expand the
experience for all visitors. Donate $5, $10
or $25 — no donation is too small. Visit the
Laura Ingalls Wilder website or mail support
to
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Historic Home & Museum
3068 Highway A
Mansfield, Missouri 65704
• Restoration: The Wilder Home
Association continues to
meticulously document, restore,
and preserve Laura’s heirlooms
and artifacts. Adequate space is
not available today to display these
pieces of the past.
• Preservation: Overcrowding
challenges the Association’s ability
to provide climate-controlled
archival space for protecting and
sharing these important pieces of
American history.
• Education: With the acquisition
of almost all of the acreage of the
original Rocky Ridge Farm, the
opportunity to continue restoring
the farm to its historical glory for
education purposes is within reach.
GOALS
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“If enough people think of a thing and
work hard enough at it, I guess it’s
pretty nearly bound to happen, wind
and weather permitting.”
—Laura Ingalls Wilder

2. 1. New Archival Library
2. Replica of Laura and Almanzo’s
Rocky Ridge Log Cabin
3. Replica of Laura’s Hen House
4. An Apple Orchard
5. Restoration of Almanzo’s Walking
Trail
The new Archival Library will expand
space for displaying additional
heirlooms and artifacts, promote
educational opportunities through
academic and scholarly research
avenues, and expand document
preservation initiatives. Because of
the currently limited museum space,
hundreds of fascinating heirlooms and
artifacts remain archived. The new
Archival Library promises to provide a
new home for Pa’s Fiddle and access to
hundreds of Wilder Family heirlooms
and artifacts for Laura Ingalls Wilder
fans.
The new Archival Library will provide
the necessary space to display the
following items:
• Laura’s original manuscripts
• Generations of reader letters to
Laura
• Laura’s needlework
• Quilting work stitched by Laura
• Laura’s everyday dishes (Depression
Era)
• Unique sewing artifacts
• Personal family photos
• And, of course, Pa’s Fiddle
WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT WE’RE DOING
MAP KEY
“The real things haven’t
changed. It is still best to be
honest and truthful; to make
the most of what we have; to
be happy with simple pleasures;
and have courage when things
go wrong.”
—Laura Ingalls Wilder