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Moving Day for Laura Ingalls Wilder
2025-07-03 14:00:00 2025-07-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Moving Day for Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Keyes will perform as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the spring of 1894. R Main Library - Lake Cook Room

Thursday, July 03
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-03 14:00:00 2025-07-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Moving Day for Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Keyes will perform as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the spring of 1894. R Main Library - Lake Cook Room

Main Library

Lake Cook Room

Laura Keyes will perform as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the spring of 1894. R

It’s Moving Day for Laura Ingalls Wilder. In this presentation, Laura is preparing to move her family from South Dakota to Missouri in the spring of 1894. This program displays the challenges and some of the fun aspects of life on the frontier in the 1870s and 1880s. Come and learn about the chores Laura had as a girl, and discover what special things she is packing up for her big move. 

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AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult |

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