The Warren County Doll Club doll and toy sale is now over, (probably) until next year. We saw a few familiar faces -- a couple of ladies who attend the same auctions I do, a few folks who had made it to our doll show last year, and a few family & friends -- and quite a few new folks came by.
Our main purpose in having the show is to let people know we exist, and to talk a little about what we are... the hope is that we might entice a few more to join us. We don't require a lifetime commitment, and, indeed, we encourage folks to come get to know us, and, if you like us, to stay.
Warren County Doll Club is, as it stands right now, a mostly-social club with a focus on dolls and toys. It isn't a big crowd; currently, I think we have fewer than twenty paid members, from four counties so far. We are not affiliated with the national group, and haven't been since the 1970s. We meet during the spring and fall, with a Christmas meeting scheduled (weather permitting) and an August meeting (under similar circumstances), in members' homes or at one of the many convenient restaurants nearby.
In the recent past, we have taken a trip to Chicago to visit Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle, the Thorne Rooms, and the American Girl Place (just before they moved to Water Tower Place). We've also traveled to Peoria, IL, to the Amana Colonies in IA, Macomb, IL, all to visit doll or miniature makers and shows. Each year, the club donates funds and toys to our local charitable organization, Jamieson Center, for their Christmas store and regular operations (in reverse order). But we're always open to new ideas for how to spend our time, energies, and scant earnings.
And we're always open for new members.
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