What: Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and related items, from dishes and thimbles, to books and toys. Who: Darlene Thorstenson, 69, of Mesa, a retired cashier. How the collection began: My collection ...
NORWALK -- This year marks a century since beloved rose-cheeked storybook characters Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy jumped off the page and, as dolls, into the toy chests of children around the world.
I admit that I chose this week’s column topic in part for the nostalgia and in part due to the fun that the internet is having over the recent travels of the purportedly haunted doll, Annabelle, that ...
Orlando photographer Ben Van Hook was out for a stroll around Delaney Park when he noticed something that made him stop: a pair of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls sitting by a trash can. Like a tiny island ...
Arcola is the one-time home of Raggedy Ann and Andy creator Johnny Gruelle. The dolls, which are immortalized with bronze statues in the town, are the subject of several events at an annual gathering ...
We have all had a favorite toy, a toy that, to this day holds a special place in our hearts. A tireless companion when we had no one else, we could tell them all our hopes and dreams without fear of ...
Doris Hogan of Pacolet decided to spend her time in quarantine on a labor of love, never imagining just how far it would reach. Hogan, who will celebrate her 90th birthday on Dec. 17, has spent the ...
The tiny bungalow above Ashland’s Lithia Park is called the Raggedy Ann House because author and illustrator Johnny B. Gruelle lived there in the 1920s after he had created the collectible, red-headed ...
ARCOLA — Raggedy Ann celebrates her 90th birthday and will have an estimated 40,000 of her fans gather for the occasion this weekend at the annual Raggedy Ann and Andy Festival. The festival opens at ...
Check out Bene Raia’s appraisal of a Beloved Belindy, Raggedy Ann & Andy group, ca. 1920, in Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 3! Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American ...