tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post1122148351657040984..comments2024-03-28T12:01:08.192-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Prairie School by Lois LenskiThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-20229085977750026142021-07-26T22:57:06.835-06:002021-07-26T22:57:06.835-06:00Hi, Unknown, there should be local museums and his...Hi, Unknown, there should be local museums and history books in and around Maple Leaf school. Also local newspapers will have archives. I wish you the best in learning more about the people who lived there.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-91073796845563483722021-07-26T21:58:04.662-06:002021-07-26T21:58:04.662-06:00I currently live on the ranch where Maple Leaf exi...I currently live on the ranch where Maple Leaf existed. The elevator is still standing. I would love to learn more about the people that lived here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448687824131409745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-75726334966622254282012-10-19T09:31:52.524-06:002012-10-19T09:31:52.524-06:00Thanks, Ky.Thanks, Ky.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-56971937467287772752012-10-18T16:43:49.886-06:002012-10-18T16:43:49.886-06:00Lovely, papa.Lovely, papa.Kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420293836826396933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-30561798262778944972012-10-18T10:49:01.032-06:002012-10-18T10:49:01.032-06:00Diane, I'd go for the book rather than multi-m...Diane, I'd go for the book rather than multi-media, but that is just me.<br />Ol'B, those that grow up in the woods love the woods. I only read one of Seton's books, Wild Animals I Have Known, many years ago. Winter bush survival would be a great course to take, even now. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-74412116088568776982012-10-16T16:53:00.069-06:002012-10-16T16:53:00.069-06:00The book Two Little Savages by Earnest Thompson Se...The book Two Little Savages by Earnest Thompson Seaton (1903)that I found in the public library when I was eight or nine years old is the book that had a huge impact on my childhood (and perhaps my adult life.) Growing up without a father the book introduced me to the wonders of the woods: camping and woodcraft. It became my obsession during childhood - I was either in the woods or daydreaming Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-14881201455165990792012-10-16T16:09:51.048-06:002012-10-16T16:09:51.048-06:00What a fascinating trip to the past! I was lucky ...What a fascinating trip to the past! I was lucky enough to be able to record my Dad's oral history, and he vividly describes going to the little prairie school in 1937. I'm still working to pull together about 50 hours of recordings that will one day turn into something... book or multimedia, I'm not sure yet.<br /><br />It's a long process of editing poor-quality video and Diane Hendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563115165301223420noreply@blogger.com