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 ...
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 -- 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.
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 ...
(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 ...
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 ...
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) -- When Susan Gunn was a little girl growing up in Westport, she considered her Raggedy Ann doll her best friend. ``I loved her,'' Gunn said. ``She was a companion. She was my ...
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 ...
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 ...