Plenty of celebrities opt to go by stage names in Hollywood. From Natalie Hershlag (Portman) to Olivia Cockburn (Wilde) there ...

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made ...

It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin ... “I want her to read the books and talk to my parents about our history,” Jacobs says. “I don’t think ...

Three years ago, she began a passion project to restore American Girl dolls and give them to children in foster care. “My hope this project is to really shine a bright light on these children ...

Nothing against Barbie, but the McCloskey sisters of Chaska were all about their American Girl dolls. Katie McCloskey realized early on that unlike Barbie, who liked to shop, wear cute clothes, ...

Aurora Fenzl brought a Kirsten doll to a program about American Girl dolls Saturday at the Minnesota History Center. (Greta Kaul/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Decorating wands at the craft table is Monica Edwards and her daughter, Mariah Edwards. The Galloway family attended the tea ...

It’s all about American Girl dolls at Jody Soule’s Shakopee home. Soule fell in love with the dolls first through her daughter Madison. And, as time goes on, Soule is becoming the ...

On Wednesday, American Girl released its first twin dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman ... New Journal! You’re my present for the last night of Hanukkah!! I was going to save you for after Christma ...

My over-enthusiastic nine-year-old ... s popularity and expand interest, in 2001, American Girl began offering a “Girl of the Year” doll and book. These books feature contemporary girls ...