Born in the Little House in the Big Woods. The Ingalls family lived in a log cabin near Pepin on the shores of Lake Pepin.
The family moved to Indian Territory in Kansas, living in a log cabin on the prairie near Independence.
The family returned to Wisconsin after leaving Kansas, settling back in the Big Woods area.
The Ingalls moved to Plum Creek near Walnut Grove where they experienced grasshopper plagues and built a dugout home.
The family moved to Burr Oak where they managed the Masters Hotel. This period was not included in Laura's books.
The family returned to Walnut Grove where Pa worked in town and the children attended school.
The family homesteaded in De Smet where they survived the Hard Winter of 1880-81. Laura married Almanzo Wilder here in 1885.
Laura and Almanzo farmed near De Smet, facing drought, debt, illness, and the loss of their infant son before leaving.
The Wilders briefly lived in Florida hoping the climate would improve Almanzo's health after his stroke.
The family returned to De Smet to save money before their final move to Missouri.
Laura and Almanzo settled at Rocky Ridge Farm where she spent the rest of her life and wrote her famous Little House books.