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

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

It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish-American girl who lives with her family on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1914. SAN FRANCISCO (JTA ...

Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with the American Girl line of dolls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, along with its catalogs and books ...

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) ...

Chris grew up loving dolls — playing and collecting Disney dolls and American Girl dolls with his sister. At aged 16 he spotted a doll in an antique store in Massachusetts and felt drawn to her.

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

Kirsten Larson moved to Minnesota in 1854 at age 9 when her family left Sweden. That year, she lost a friend to cholera, made friends with a Dakota girl, stole animal pelts from a dead fur trapper, ...

David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is “bedridden and incapacitated,” according to his daughter. The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund recently hosted an online ...

Mattel released its new Aaliyah Barbie doll on Thursday in honor of the “Princess of R&B’s” 46th birthday. The doll, which costs $55.99, has already sold out. However, it will be available ...

American Girl dolls are a symbol for millennials and this year they celebrate their 35th anniversary. In this framework, they have launched a collection to teach about the history of the United States ...