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MPHS Hosts ‘Ladies Night Out’ To Discuss Book


An upcoming event will discuss author Sarah Miller’s book “Caroline: Little House Revisited,” which is told from the perspective of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s mother, Caroline Quiner Ingalls.
The “Ladies Night Out Book Chat” about Miller’s book is set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 9 in the Mount Prospect Historical Society Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum, 101 S. Maple St.
“Honestly, as a girl reading the original book series, I never considered what making a home on the frontier was like for Caroline Ingalls,” said Michele Runde, member of the museum’s Living History committee.
The cost of the evening program includes wine, coffee and light desserts. Attendance is limited to 20.
The book, which was written with the full approval of the Little House Heritage Trust, takes readers from the Big Woods in Wisconsin to the edge of the western frontier.
“Miller’s book is very respectful of the original stories but moves deeper into the everyday reality faced by a pioneer woman,” Runde said. “Leaving home in the 19th century came with the real possibility that you might not see your extended family again.”

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