(This follows a column written last year about the Hinzmann’s old log cabin near Wanamingo. This is part of an occasional series called "This Old Farmhouse" about what happened, or is happening, to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The deteriorating log cabin at the "Little House on the Prairie" site in Kansas is expected to soon get a makeover. The Wichita Eagle (http ...

Melissa Gilbert was eager to go "back to the prairie," but it wouldn’t come easy. The actress, who famously starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder in TV's "Little House on the Prairie," encountered a rustic ...

“The sweet, simple things in life, they are the best and most important.” These wise words from Melissa Gilbert’s Little House on the Prairie character, Laura Ingalls Wilder, have stuck with the ...

LERNA (JG-TC) -- Music, crafts and refreshments will be available during the "Christmas on the Prairie" event Saturday at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. The event is scheduled for 1-4 p.m.

MARION, Ill. (AP) -- Donna Williams, who moved to southern Illinois from Colorado in August, said that if you can't learn "to appreciate the little things" in southern Illinois, you might be out of ...

A Scandia, Minnesota, man has saved a big part of the state's Swedish history. "History is very important to this area," said Jim Lindberg. Lindberg was born and raised in Scandia. A part of the state ...