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I haven't really, but I've started something similar. I have a long story I wrote with Susie as the main character but she is loosely based around me (she looks nothing like me), but her year is 1996 when she is 11. So she's not really too much in history, but she's like my age so it works. I started a second story too. I have to make a "meet" outfit for, but I have the stuff to make her necklace.
Yep, I am in the process of making a few. They are really fun! [img]smile.gif[/img]
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Emmaline (#17) is a girl in 1894 who lives on a wannigan. She loves Little Woman.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yu Ling Jing (#4) or Jade as she is sometimes called is a girl who comes over from China with her parents to work on the railroad.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Juliana (#24) is a Jewish girl from Russia. Her mother and her live in the place serving Tsar Nicholas II.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tori (Nellie) is a girl during the War of 1812 or maybe involved in woman's suffrage. I haven't decided yet.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My Marisol is a little different. Her project isn't historical, it's modern. She lives on a boat with her parents who are Marine Biologists, and study dolphins.</font>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And I've thought up projects for the girls I'm going to get one day.
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm going to get Josefina, and have her be a girl from India, and her historical project is going to be a lot like Neela's.</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kelsey (#22) is a Dutch girl in WWII. She is part of the Dutch resistance, and helps a wounded solider.</font>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I've written (or are in the process of writing) stories for all these girls. Stories about the historical girl, and stories about the modern girl. You see, all the dolls I'm using for historical doll projects are also modern. They learn about their ancestor (the historical girl) in some way.
I'm thinking of posting the stories soon, or maybe waiting until they are done.
I'm done the first book of Emmaline's historical doll project, and it's called, Meet Emmaline. How creative! [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I started one about 5 years ago...needless to say it never got anywhere. It was going to be about Japanese girl I think. I had always thought it would be cool to have a Kimono for her. I would like to do this again but I think it would definitaly be a summer project for me [img]tongue.gif[/img]
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gombe Gal:
[*]Yu Ling Jing (#4) or Jade as she is sometimes called is a girl who comes over from China with her parents to work on the railroad.(QUOTE)
This is my vote for AG's next historical girl.I think this would be a great era of history, with lots of scope for products etc. The contribution the Chinese made to connecting our continent coast to coast is undervalued in some respects,it would be great to see girls learning more about that. And don't we all want to see a real asian historical girl?
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~Annie
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 12, 2006 05:47 PM: Message edited by: anniebeez ]</font>
I LOVE historical doll projects... both doing my own and reading/seeing others. There have been some darn creative projects on this board!
Mine wasn't quite as cool as most... I made one on the Chinese legend/myth of Fa Mulan using the Asian AGT. I tried to do a 1920s one based on my grandmother, but I lost dedication/patience rather quickly. [img]redface.gif[/img]
Hope people start making them (and posting their work!) again... they're so much fun! Good luck if you're starting one. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
Oh!!! An one more thing to add! make sure your that in your story the main character has a friend!
AG stories always have a plot that revolves around friendship.
I would love too see some stories by this board! I know of this great site you can put them on too. It's called: http://www.fanfiction.net/. After you register you have to wait 3 days before you can put a story on there. it's a fun site, there even some AG fan fic on it too! Even romantic Felicity and Ben fan fic, not that I read it though..... [img]smile.gif[/img]
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 12, 2006 07:23 PM: Message edited by: MissCurlyCat ]</font>
That sounds like a terrific project! Since your doll lives in 1812, you might want to check out sites devoted to Jane Austen. You'll find tons of information about how people spoke, dressed, what they ate, what their houses were like, etc.
By the way, in my opinion the Regency era clothes are the most beautiful of any period. I'd love to see some of the talented doll dressmakers do more of them (hint, hint). [img]smile.gif[/img]
Wow, you all have great ideas! I've been researching stuff about her recently and it's pretty hard. Finally I found a good site! So far I know that she is going to try and get in school, but I have no idea about the friend.
I've kind of done this...I've made two AGTs into girls from two of my favorite novels.
AGT4 is Chiyo, a young girl sold by her dying father to a Geisha house. Despite alot of hardships, she grows up to the legendary Geisha Sayuri. She is currently wearing the Carpatina kimono, though I need to make a new obi for it that would be more realistic. (Not meant as a dish at them, their stuff is beautiful in quality and I will continue to collect from them!) One of my study obsessions is Geisha, so proper kitsuke (dressing) is important even for my dollies! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
AGT25 is Morgaine, the half sister of the epic King Arthur and Priestess of the magical island of Avalon. At her age in my mind, she's just come to Avalon and is training to become a priestess, which according to the book would make her about 11 years old. What book, you ask? The Mists Of Avalon! If you haven't read it, run out and get a copy. It's a beautiful, moving, spiritual story of strong women who come from all sides of life. [img]smile.gif[/img]
(Last name change, I promise...I'm starting to make myself dizzy too, but I had to get one that felt "right")
If I do another fandom/project doll, I think I will make one of an RPG character of mine from Star Wars. AGT20 (Curly blond hair?) would be perfect for her!
I want to work on a 1964 girl right now. I've got some outfits planned, and a story or two, but I needs to do me some more research.
Has anyone ever done a historical doll project?
I'm going to start one about a girl name Anna in 1812.
Those are so cool!
ETA:
THEY ARE HARD!!!!
you have to find out how they talked back then EI: Slang
You have to find out which names might Have been popular back then
You have to find out what the charecture would wear and use EI: Find/make the right accsessories and clothing.
On top of all of that you have to right a story. Well you don't HAVE too, but things make a lot more sence with a story
Ag spends years doing research on these kinds of things before they right a book and design a doll!
Good luck!
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 12, 2006 01:15 PM: Message edited by: MissCurlyCat ]</font>
I have been working for the past few years on a Puritan girl project. Her name is Susanna (the ancestor of my Gotz Susanna) and she and her family came from Weymouth, near Boston, to settle "in the wilderness" in what is now Rhode Island, near Providence. STAY TUNED for pictures of Susanna soon and some basic information. It's super hard work but tons of fun!
Eventually I'd like to start working on a Polish immigrant from the early 1900s, because my Gramma keeps telling me all about her mother and stuff. And I'd also love to make an Irish girl from the 1800s someday [img]smile.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know I really wanted a 1960s doll, also. I could go ahead and make one myself, I guess. I haven't decided if I want to do 1964-66 or 1963-65, which would include the Kennedy assasination.Quote:
Originally posted by Bean Bunny:
I want to work on a 1964 girl right now. I've got some outfits planned, and a story or two, but I needs to do me some more research.
I've had all kinds of ideas for stories, including older twin brother and sister which could show teen girls and a boy possibly getting drafted for Vietnam. Have you seen the show American Dreams? That would be a good reference.
I still have some work to do. Now don't steal any of my ideas! [img]wink.gif[/img]
Question: would it be better to use a doll with or without bangs? I think bangs were really in style then, but I love all the new dolls that have been introduced without bangs.
I also would like to create a Jewish historical, since that is my own heritage. There is a Gali Girl and outfit of a Russian immigrant from 1914. I've been getting a lot of family history lately and it would be interesting to create a character around that.
I suppose that could be a summer project since I didn't get the camp counselor job I wanted. So I'll be taking a class in summer school instead.
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 13, 2006 06:32 PM: Message edited by: Katie from IL ]</font>