Back in 1915, kids’ favorite activities — when they weren’t working in the mines or in textile factories — included shooting marbles, catching 7-cent movies, and playing with Raggedy Ann. And though ...
That’s right, the rag doll with the triangle nose and the “I love you” heart on her chest turns 100 this month. We thought there were a few interesting things you should know about the ginger dolly.
Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy, grew up in Indianapolis. The influential artists he grew up around undoubtedly inspired his own art. Learn more about the origins of this beloved doll ...
I was shocked to discover that my granddaughters, ages 13, 11 and 9, have no idea about the Raggedy Ann doll. Her name was in a story that one of them was reading, and she asked about the doll. I must ...
Raggedy Ann is 95 years old this year! She still looks so young and always has a cheerful smile on her face. She’s an icon of American childhood. Many of us had our own Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls when ...
Raggedy Ann has endeared herself to young readers for a century – both as a rag doll toy with button eyes and red yarn hair and as the character of a bounty of stories by the late Johnny Gruelle (1880 ...
(Editor's note: This story is an amalgam of two stories that originally appeared in 2016.) Raggedy Ann is a simple and unpretentious doll with button eyes and a tender smile. Not bad for over 100 ...
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 ...
NORWALK — The Norwalk Historical Society loaned its Raggedy Ann doll and memorabilia collection to Stepping Stones for an exhibit to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic doll. The exhibit is ...
Rewatch the time Rene and Casey QUINTUPLED their money with a 1920s Raggedy Ann and Andy.
Raggedy Ann is a simple and unpretentious doll with button eyes and a tender smile. Not bad for over 100 years old. You won't find her in many stores these days. Her old-fashioned rag-doll look of ...
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 ...