What is the Society of American Girl™ Collectors?

I created the Society for those who love to collect the dolls, books, and accessories from the Historical American Girls™ line. Fans of any age are encouraged to join the Society. I myself am in my 20's but have loved American Girls since I was 6, and I started the Society to try to find other fans like myself who were older than AG's target age. I have Samantha, Addy, Nellie, and Kirsten now, and I continue to look forward to seeing new historical items and books for all the girls.

I also started the Society as a reaction to the first discontinuations of historical items back in 2001. Ever since, it seems there has been a downward trend at AG: discontinuing historical items without providing customers with ANY advanced notice, a decline in quality (more items being made from plastic instead of wood, for example, despite the fact that founder Pleasant Rowland said the company wasn't about "plastic playthings"), less connectivity between the books and the items produced, and more. This is why I have a "letters" section on the site. A number of our members have chosen to share the letters they've written to Pleasant Company about some of the company's decisions in recent years.

The site also includes a newsletter that I put together roughly every two months, sections for members to submit AG pictures and memories, links to other informative AG sites, and a complete checklist of all the items ever produced for the historical dolls.

I hope that many people will join the Society in order to meet and communicate with others who love American Girl. You'll find a site menu at the top of every page. Have fun!

This site is not associated with or endorsed by American Girl or Mattel.