When American Girl, Felicity Merriman (1774), receives an invitation to a dancing lesson at the Governor’s Palace, she is over the moon. Not even Ben, her father’s apprentice can ruin it for her with his bitterness over the Governor’s British loyalist ways. Even better, her mother steps in and promises to make her a brand […]
Nellie O’Malley and Saint Patrick’s Day by Sarah F.
Today, March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day, which is a holiday that originated in Ireland. One of the American Girl historical characters was born in Ireland and moved to New York in 1904. Her name is Nellie O’Malley. Meet Nellie Nellie is best friends with Samantha Parkington who is a girl from the historical collection. […]
Diversity of the American Girl Dolls by Sarah F.
Representing all girls in American history When Pleasant Rowland introduced The American Girls Collection in 1986, there were only dolls of one race. After a few years, American Girl introduced some dolls of different races for girls to connect with. For example, Addy Walker who was released in 1993 was the first African American Girl […]
Brave Samantha by Colleen O.
Samantha Saves the Day! In 1898, Mr. and Mrs. Parkington were taking a boat back home from Teardrop Island. Tragically, a storm hit just when they were coming to a treacherous part of the lake. Their boat was wrecked on the rocks and they drowned. Their only child, four-year-old Samantha, was then sent to live […]
Girls in History: Samantha Parkington at the turn of the 20th century – by Mara
Samantha Parkington from 1904 is an orphan who is living with her grandmother, Grandmary after her parents died in a boating accident when she was five years old. Grandmary spends time teaching Samantha how to be a proper “young lady”. Samantha meets Nellie O’ Malley, a young Irish immigrant who is working at Samantha’s neighbor’s […]