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The White Oaks Doll Club's
Meriden Historical Society Project

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hanks to several members of the White Oaks Doll Club,
based in Wethersfield, Connecticut, close to 0 dolls
donated to the Meriden istorical Society in the 1 0s have
been identified and in a few cases, have been restored.
The pro ect originated after club members and friends,
Carol all and anet Dickinson attended a tea at the

Pictured from left to right are Carol Hall, Lisa Bedard and
Gay Mertz.

Pictured from left to right are Janet Dickinson, Joan Brown
and Helen Hoelck.

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Meriden istorical Society in May 2018. "We mentioned
our doll club to the museum hostess at our table and she
offered to show us their collection," notes long-time club
member and past president, Carol all. "While looking
at their collection, I noticed there was no descriptive
information and we were told that their doll inventory
was not complete. We offered the help of our club
to identify their dolls. anet Dickinson coordinated
getting approval of the museum board and setting up a
schedule when we could work on the dolls."
After the Meriden istorical Society board approved
the pro ect, six club members brought books, pads
and pencils to the Meriden museum on two separate
occasions in late October to assess the 8 dolls. Due to
the small work space at the museum, the group was
limited to ust a few knowledgeable members who broke
into two groups.
Most of the dolls were donated to the museum
around 1 7 by arriet Browning Bennett of Meriden.
The group was able to identify those that had mold
marks and put unmarked ones into general categories
such as China eads, Parian, Unmarked erman,
Reproduction, Baby and Cloth. A small wooden
wagon held five Brownie dolls. Although darkened
considerably with age, some of the printed fabric could
still be seen. The club's doll detectives' further assisted
the museum by restringing a number of dolls in need of
repairs and donated necessary stands.
"As a result of this pro ect, the museum is hoping to
create a special exhibit to display their dolls. While this
was a small pro ect, we were all pleased to be able to
document these dolls so that their history would not be
lost and would be passed on to future visitors," Carol
all notes. Besides Carol all and anet Dickinson,
club members assisting with the pro ect included oan
Brown, ay Mertz, elen oelck and Lisa Bedard.
opefully, White Oaks members who did not participate
in the pro ect will be able to view the newly identified
dolls during a future tour.
The White Oaks Doll Club has been affiliated with
the United Federation of Doll Clubs for more than
years, obtaining a charter in March of 1 73.



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