On September 7, 1915, Gruelle’s patent for Raggedy Ann dolls was approved by the U.S. Patent Office and he trademarked the name Raggedy Ann on November 23 of the same year.

Doll creator Johnny Gruelle was born in Arcola in 1880, and his granddaughter, Joni Wannamaker, has operated a museum of Raggedy Ann and Andy memorabilia there for 10 years.

The Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum in Arcola, founded by Gruelle's granddaughter Joni Gruelle and husband, Tom Wannamaker, is packing up and sending the dolls and all the history that goes with them ...

ARCOLA - Known for its ties to some of the most famous dolls of all time, Arcola is about to lose the Raggedy Ann and Andy spotlight. Doll creator Johnny Gruelle was born in Arcola in 1880, and ...

Also, the sculptures of the raggedy dolls are coupled with the mural made in commemoration of the two. The Raggedy Ann and Andy mural was painted downtown by the Walldogs in 2012 to commemorate ...

DEER LODGE — A collection of more than 6,000 Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and memorabilia is on display at the Old Prison museum complex in Deer Lodge. A grand opening starts at 10 a.m. Saturday ...

The home in Lockerbie Square where Gruelle grew up and where Marcella is thought to have found the faceless doll that birthed Raggedy Ann was demolished when I-65 was built. However, the house sat ...

You might come across a vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy, the brother-and-sister cloth doll team created from Johnny Gruelle’s famous children’s books, dating back to 1915.