American Doll and Toy Museum: Our Advertising Doll and Toy Exhibit; Notes from t...

American Doll and Toy Museum: Our Advertising Doll and Toy Exhibit; Notes from t...:   Below is information on the advertising dolls and toy program we did May 30 th at American Doll and Toy Museum .   There is information ...

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Advertising Toys and Dolls Program at American Doll and Toy Museum

 

Join us on May 29, 2022, at American Doll and Toy Museum in Rock Island for a fun talk on advertising dolls and toys and their history.  Learn about Poppin Fresh, Mr. Peanut, the Coca Cola Santa, Jolly Green Giant, and more.  We also have memorabilia from local companies.  Displayed with the toys are the products they advertise, mostly nonperishable food.  After the program, they will be donated to a local food pantry.

Requested donation is $1 and one nonperishable food item, also to go to the food pantry.

Without a non perishable food item, requested donation is $2.00.  Tour of the museum is included after the program.

Mother's Day 2022

 In memory my Mom, Aunt Connie, and all my grandmothers. Dolls Mom dressed.

Hiding in the Shadows

Our French girl, attributed to Rohmer

 

American Doll and Toy Museum open Saturday 11 to 3 cst

 American Doll and Toy Museum is open this Saturday, 11 to 3.  We're also open by appointment.  Our number is on our Facebook Page, also American Doll and Toy Museum.  We have a small gift shop display set up, with lovely small trinkets for mom.  You can enjoy our fun, historical museum of toys, dolls, paper airplanes, vintage books, antiques, doll houses, miniatures, rockets, cars, and planes, and shop for Mom!!  We're down the street from great restaurants, too, including Igor's, next to Saukie Golf Course.  If you love a Halloween/Horror  theme all year, try Igor's!  On the golf course property is the little stone house, c. 1845, where the legendary Mrs. Helen Burkhiser gave programs on Laura Ingalls Wilder.  She actually met Laura, and had a scarf Laura gifted her.

I could't have had this collection without my mother, grandmothers, Aunt Connie, and the other women in my family.  my adopted "mom" Aunt Rose made dolls, and even the wonderful men in my family bought and made dolls and doll houses for me, as well as other toys.

My mom always gave me a little gift on Mother's day, because she said that I was the one one made her a mother.  We always made a big deal of it, and I surprised her one year driving through tornado alley from Carbondale to get to see her.

I celebrate all great women in doll making, and all women who love and care for others, whether they are married, or whether they are even biological mothers.  I am a step mother, but he is my son, as much as any one, and I am a fur baby mom, and wouldn't trade my babies for anything.

Happy Mother's Day to all my friends, especially those excellent women who give so much of themselves to all.

Here are some photos to enjoy!  Love to all!

From Yesterday, May the

4th be with Us!

Ancient Mother Goddesses

A fur baby

My Parents

A few of our Gifts and books Available

My mom and Aunt

Sweet April by Myra Kathryn, with a lovely

picture of her former owner, Betty Aberlin of Mr. Rogers

More of Myra's fantastic display!