American Girl brings back its original 6 heroine dolls for 35th anniversary Samantha, Kirsten, Molly, Felicity, Addy and Josefina are here again.

American Girl is bringing its historic dolls — Samantha Parkington, Kirsten Larson, Molly McIntire, Felicity Merriman, Addy Walker and Josefina Montoya — in honor of the brand's 35th anniversary ...

Kirsten Larson — "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up in Minnesota in 1854" — is the latest creation to be retired by American Girl, the doll-making franchise. Carefully timed to ...

But while there's nothing controversial about her chosen screen name, some of her followers on Instagram took exception to her claim that the doll pictured is actually a real Kirsten Larson.

Brie Larson, whose real name is Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, so identified with Kirsten Larson that when she came to Hollywood she changed her name as a nod to the American Girl doll.

Dozens of people and more than a few dolls attended a program Saturday at the Minnesota History Center exploring the ways American Girl dolls have shaped culture.

American Girl announced it is bringing back fan-favorite classic dolls Kirsten, Addy and Josefina ...

Founded in 1986 by Pleasant Rowland, a retired teacher, the initial line of American Girl dolls included just three dolls: Kirsten Larson, Molly McIntire, and Samantha Parkington.

MINNEAPOLIS — 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 ...

Kirsten Larson and her family are still incredibly close; although they are all grown, they still live within walking distance of each other and have dinner together every other weekend. The next ...

American Girl is bringing back classic historical dolls and fan favourites Addy, Josefina, and Kirsten, and millennials who used to play with the dolls are overjoyed.

Versions of the six dolls have been in and out of circulation with updates, but these true-to-the-original American Girl dolls ($150) will only be available for a limited time — and if my knee ...