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Chelsey Lewis

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Features editor for @JournalSentinel. Former travel and outdoors reporter. Proud @UWMadison alum. Long-suffering Packers, Brewers, Bucks fan.
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American Girl dolls spark newsroom nostalgia, resonate decades later Original

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By Chelsey Lewis Verified
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Verified
When arts and books editor Jim Higgins told me there was a new book coming out about the history of American Girl, I don’t think he knew what he was in for. An explosion of nostalgia from the millennial women in our newsroom, each sharing which doll they had (or the ones they had wanted) and their various accessories. Even some newsroom dads chimed in with which dolls their daughters had and their daylong treks to the American Girl “hospital” in Chicago.
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Which doll did you have? Share your American Girl stories with us

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By Chelsey Lewis Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
As American Girl celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, it has sparked a wave of nostalgia among people – including those in our newsroom – who grew up with (or had children who grew up with) the beloved dolls. Which doll did you or your child have? Have you passed them down to your children or grandchildren? What are your favorite memories of the dolls or the books they were based on? We want to hear all those stories and more.
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Which doll did you have? Share your American Girl stories with us

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By Chelsey Lewis Verified
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Verified
May 1, 2026, 5:03 a.m. CT As American Girl celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026, it has sparked a wave of nostalgia among people – including those in our newsroom – who grew up with (or had children who grew up with) the beloved dolls. Which doll did you or your child have? Have you passed them down to your children or grandchildren? What are your favorite memories of the dolls or the books they were based on? We want to hear all those stories and more.
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