Ingalls family

How different was the real Laura Ingalls from her fictional counterpart on Little House on the Prairie? INSP looks beyond the series into the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Mary Ingalls, the sister to Laura Ingalls Wilder, who penned the beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' series, likely suffered from meningoencephalitis, caused by bacteria, a new study claims.

Mary Ingalls, the sister to Laura Ingalls Wilder, who penned the beloved 'Little House on the Prairie' series, likely suffered from meningoencephalitis, caused by bacteria, a new study claims.

Charles Frederick "Freddy" Ingalls

Grace Ingalls - Historic and TV

The Wilder family around 1871 Let's start with Almanzo's family. This is the earliest picture we have of the Wilders, and you can see a young Almanzo (who was born in 1857) in the back, second from the left. They were fairly well-established in Malone, New York until 1870 when crop failures prompted them to move west to settle in Minnesota. Almanzo and his brother would later move to De Smet, South Dakota in the early 1880s to expand their farming operations.

The reality behind the “Little House on the Prairie”

We visited Burr Oak in Iowa, Walnut Grove in Minnesota, and DeSmet in South Dakota. Since the Ingalls family moved around pretty often, some of the sites were more significant than others, so if you're looking for Laura Ingalls Wilder homes to visit, these are my recommendations!

Carrie, Mary + Laura Ingalls

Mary Amelia Ingalls

From Charles and Caroline to Laura and Grace, get to know the real Ingalls family behind #LittleHouseonthePrairie and see what the show got right — and wrong. 👀

In 1974, the very popular show Little House on the Prairie first went on the air. After more than 200 episodes, the show was discontinued in the early 1980's and many fans were extremely disappointed. Why was the show cancelled at all?