Column: Finding my family in the Laura Ingalls Wilder story

What do the Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival, classic television and Laura Ingalls Wilder have to do with genealogy? Just a few weeks ago, I wondered the same thing while visiting Mansfield and Marshfield, Missouri.

The answer? More than I expected.

The Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival invites “festers” to meet actors from classic tv and film. I love visiting with the original cast from The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie. Reagan Inman led an interview with Richard Thomas and getting to say “Goodnight, John Boy” was a real treat at the end. She did a beautiful job speaking with Richard about his career…

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