Germany invaded Poland in 1939, and the world  almost every country except the U.S.  was at war. Agricultural exports dropped as German submarines, known as U-boats, were sinking U.S. ships to England and Europe.Farming exports fell 30 to 40 percent below the average of the ten depression years that preceded the war.hen the U.S. officially entered the war, the need for food increased even more. Soldiers could fight only as long as they had food to fuel their bodies. So, farmers were exhorted to produce even more.
After 63 years of marriage, Almanzo died in 1949, Laura continued to live at Rocky Ridge Farm until her passing in 1957, at the age of 90. In 1954, Garth Williams designed the bronze Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for presentation to Laura as the first recipient.
As a 501(c)3 organization, the goal is to continue to educate the public about the author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie Books, and life on the Prairie in the late 1800âs and early 1900âs. The museum stands on the original land where Laura Ingalls Wilder lived with her family in a one-room log cabin in 1870.