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

struggled to learn English in school and let a raccoon into her family’s house, causing it to burn down. Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with ...

struggled to learn English in school and let a raccoon into her family’s house, causing it to burn down. Kirsten is an American Girl doll. She also is an icon for many Minnesota girls who grew up with ...

Museum of the San Fernando Valley: Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free admission; donations ...

The day after I turned nine, 27 August 1961, I conquered the bicycle. After weeks of wobbly, failed attempts while on vacation at my older cousin Lillian’s house in Michigan, I had finally done it! I ...

Here are 201+ Black-owned businesses to shop during Black History Month and beyond. Shop Telfar, Jungalow, Pattern Beauty, ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

An 11-year-old girl in France was found dead in a wooded area near her school hours after she went missing, officials said Saturday. The girl, identified as Louise, disappeared around 2 p.m ...

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 ...