It all started a long time ago in a little white house made of boards that I discovered Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books. Before anyone knew what was happening, I was “playing Laura,” visiting the Laura sites, and learning how to do the things Laura did around her family farm. In the words of my cousin, “Laura took over her life and everybody’s who knew her.” When I grew up, I got my degree in history education, got actively involved with living history and historic foodways, and began to research the history around Laura Ingalls Wilder.   Sarah S. Uthoff received both her history education BA and her Masters of Library Science from the University of Iowa. Currently she is a reference librarian at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sarah is an active Wilder researcher. §      Sarah is the featured speaker at the annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Remembered Day – Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch. She has also spoken at: §       Laura Ingalls Wilder: New Perspectives Conference in De Smet. §      Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, SD §      Laura Ingalls Wilder Girl Scout Patch Day at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids, Iowa §      Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin, Wisconsin. She has also taught continuing education classes on Wilder at two community colleges and a training session for the staff at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Burr Oak, Iowa.   See my brochure at:  http://www.trundlebedtales.com/Brochure07.pdf    Major Previous Appearances   University of Iowa – Iowa City IA – “Titanic’s Iowa Connections” – November 1999 Hoover Presidential Library Labor Day Event – West Branch IA - “Remember Laura Ingalls Wilder” – September 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006   Iowa Educational Media Association State Meeting – Des Moines IA - “How the Publishing Industry Effected the Little House Books” - April 2002   One Room School Museum Conference at the University of Iowa – Iowa City IA -“You’re Not Alone” – June 2002   Midwest Open-Air Museum Coordinating Council – Galena IL – “Just Like Little House on the Prairie” – November 2002   Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program Association Symposium – Lerna IL “Feeding the Visitors” – April 5, 2003   Laura’s Homestead School Day Conference – DeSmet SD – “Living History in the Classroom” - June 20, 2003   Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development – Iowa City IA – “Launch Your Students To New Heights: By Partnering With Your Library Media Specialist” – May 24, 2004   Beyond Rubies - Cedar Rapids IA - Various Wilder programs 2005, 2006, 2007, Reading 2006, "Introduction to Oral History" - 2007, "Genealogy Where Do I Start" -2007   Country School Association of American Conference - DeKalb IL - "Do You Have An Electric Saladbowl in Your Museum?" - June 2006   Laura's Homestead One-Room Teacher Day - DeSmet SD - "Long Way Home: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder" - July 2006   Laura Ingalls Wilder Days - Pepin WI - "Long Way Home: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder" - September 2006   Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance One-Room School Workshop - Mt. Pleasant IA- "Do You Have An Electric Salad Bowl in Your Museum" - October 2006   Midwest Open-Air Museum Coordinating Council - Glenview IL - "Do You Have An Electric Salad Bowl in Your Museum" - March 2007   Iowa Reading Association - Des Moines IA - "Writing Isn't Perfect: Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder" - April 2007   Northern Iowa Community College Continuing Ed Class - Decorah IA -  "Climb into My Covered Wagon" - May 9, 2007