Felicity Merriman was the first doll added to the American Girl Doll Historical Collection in 1991. She became the fourth Historical Doll, following Kirsten Larson(1854), Samantha Parkington (1904) and Molly McIntire (1944), the original three historical dolls which launched the collection in 1986.

Felicity Merriman was born on April 21, 1765 and has grown up to be a spirited girl living in Williamsburg Virginia in 1774; just before the American Revolution.

Felicity likes the outdoors, and her favorite activity is riding horses. She doesn’t want to do “what all colonial girls are expected to do, the sitting down kinds of things”. She is a spunky and spirited girl who believes the American Colonies should be free. However, Felicity’s grand father and her best friend, Elizabeth, feel that the King of England, who lives far away, is the best person to rule the colonies. Felicity’s feelings are torn and she must find a way to hold both love and loyalty in her heart. This is a common theme in Felicity’s books, loyalty and staying true to ones ideals.

In 2002 Felicity, her outfits, accessories and furniture were removed from the American Girl catalogue and were only made available through the online store. As as results, she was essentially retired as a full member of the American Girl Doll collection until 2004. Due to the strength of the sales of Felicity at the New York American Girl Place store (and some negative feedback) brought her back from the brink of retirement. Some of her previously retired items were reintroduced and her best friend, Elizabeth Cole, was added as part of the Felicity collection.

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Rebecca Rubin will be debuted on May 31st, 2009 at the New York City American Girl Place.

Rebecca is a Russian Jewish immigrant living in a row house in New York City’s Lower East side during the early 20th century. Although Rebecca dreams of being an actress, her family has other ideas.

Rebecca’s story will also be revealed in 6 books that will be released the same day. The books are being authored by Jacqueline Dembar Greene.  On May 31st Ms Greeene will also be on hand at the NYC store for a book signing.

We will be updating more information on Rebecca as soon as we learn it.

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SAMANTHA PARKINGTON – One of the Original Historical Girl Dolls – TO BE RETIRED!

Although Samantha has been immensely popular since her introduction in 1986, American Girl wants to not only ‘preserve her place in American Girl history’, but also make room for the introduction of new characters and new time periods.

The exact date for Samantha’s retirement has not yet been announced.

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