RAGGEDY ANN'S INDEX PAGES


...................................................................................................................Picture courtesy of Ruth @ R-Antiques in Idaho

Dear Raggedy  friends.
I am pleased to say that these pages are back. Our provider sold out and sent our pages to outer space. A few of the pages were lost, as the floppies wont work, but thankfully most have survived. These Raggedy Ann pages were made as a tribute to my best childhood friend, Dear Raggedy Ann.
We made many Raggedy Friends through real letters and emails, of which 99.9 present were answered. We had over 30 thousand visits, before all was lost. We both thank you for making our effort a success. We only hope we will find our way back into your links.

(These pages are best viewed on NETSCAPE.)
 
 

Home of My Raggedy Ann

Raggedy Ann Thanks her Friends

Best Friends
 

Raggedy Ann's Real Home
           Arcola, Illinois, the birth place of Raggedy Ann.
                  The New Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum

Traveling Raggedy Ann visits Our House

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

.Day 7

The Book's of Johnny Gruelle

Raggedy Ann's of the Past

Past Raggedys Page 1

Past Raggedys Page 2

Raggedy Pairs

The Not so Old Raggedys

Homemade Raggedys

Beloved Belindy

Past Raggedy Andys

Raggedy Ann's Childhood Friends

   .............The History of Sparkle Plenty

Raggedy Ann's Special Friends

THE GIFT a christmas story of love
 

Its A Small Small World
                            The Story of A Few Wayward Raggedys
                    From Nanny's Shelter

A SHORT LITTLE HISTORY
Johnny Gruelle was born in the town of Arcola, Illinois  in 1880. His parents saw to it that he was exposed to the arts and literature. The children were encouraged to sing, play musical instruments and paint. When Johnny was a toddler, the family moved to Indianapolis. Johnny Gruelle’s childhood was spent among writers. He learned, at a young age, the significance of a well told tale. When he was older he began working at a newspaper drawing cartoons. Johnny married Myrtle and they had a little girl whom  they named Marcella and sons Worth and Dick. Johnny wrote many stories about fairies and gnomes and good hearted people. His stories and drawings became very popular.

One day, as one story goes, Marcella was playing in her grandmothers attic and found a tattered doll in an old trunk. She brought the doll to show her father. Together they drew a smile on the dolls faded face and attached two round black buttons for eyes. They agree the dolly looked  much better, but the doll had no name. Johnny remembered  a poem he had heard “The Raggedy Man” by James Whitcomb Riley. Thus the doll was named Raggedy
Ann. Marcella loved the doll and her father made up many stories to entertain his children. Johnny decided to have copies of the doll made, and sell them so other children could also enjoy a doll like Raggedy Ann. When Marcella was 13, she passed away. Her father and mother were heart broken. Johnny took a leave of absence from his job.  When he was able to return to his studio, many friends stopped by to console him. Someone asked him about
the the small rag doll with the painted on face perched on a shelf. Johnny Gruelle began writing down some of the stories he had told his daughter as he sat at her bedside during her illness. Marcella and the faded doll, named Raggedy Ann , inspired Johnny Gruelle to write many many stories about Raggedy Ann that are still popular today.

In May 1999, Joni Gruelle Wanamaker, daughter of Worth Gruelle, (Marcella's brother) opened a new museum in Arcola, IL,  The museum is the Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum. What a wonderful place it must be. This year, 1999, Raggedy Ann is 84 years old.

MY OTHER PAGES:


HERE COME THE KATS

As Raggedy Ann shares her home with me
and all of my interests, she gave me permission
to list these links. She tolerated the cats as well.    :)

Denotes, still working on page. Check back.

Come To Our Wonderful World of Kats

................New Cats On The Block

1) Link to Tiger ( hard of hearing) but belongs to the BFCC Band.
2 ) Link to Scruffy's family
   3) Link To " THE LONGEST WALK"
Rainbow Bridge

 .....................My Furry friends who have gone over The Bridge

......................My Calico - A Poem
 
 


 

.... CAT TAILS
          .....................A Believe it or not story about a little girl and a cat in wolfs clothing.
............Cat Tail Two
....................................The Great Train Ride.
............Cat Tail Three
........................ ..........The Journey
............Cat Tail Four
...................................The Raggedy Cat
............Cat Tail Five
...................................Cat Tail Halloween
............Cat Tail Six
...................................Cat Tail Thanksgiving
 ...........CatTail Seven
............................Cat Tail Christmas
............Cat Tail Eight
...................................Cat Tail New Years
............Cat Tail Nine
..................................The End of MY Tail

The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
 

The Ugly CatA very sad story.

                       I hope these last few links will, in no way, detract from the Raggedy page. Raggedy Ann and I both hope you  will enjoy your visit.

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The Day the Eagle Cried
 
 


 

page updated February 18, 2002