A German pen pal friend recently made reference to "Donauwörth, the home town of Käthe Kruse." I'm at a loss here...can anyone out there clue me in? Who is "Käthe Kruse," where is "Donauwörth," and what is their significance? Thanx..........Bill

Kaethe Kruse was the founder of renowned dolls. From what I remember my mother telling me, this woman was actually quite poor and as gifts for her children for Christmas one year she fashioned some dolls and used her own children as models for the faces. I don't know if this tale is true. It must have grown into a very popular manufacturing concern since the Kaethe Kruse dolls I have seen in Canada (imports) were truly beautiful and top quality. As a child I always wanted one, but they were rather pricey. Since my childhood is very long gone, one can imagine what the majority of dolls would have been like then. Certainly not like the lovely realistic porcelain dolls we see nowadays. Well, these dolls were not porcelain but they were every bit as realistic as the collector's items we see today -- a true work of art and probably extremely valuable now. Elsa Kahler Wmpcruse11@aol.com wrote: > A German pen pal friend recently made reference to "Donauwörth, the home town > of Käthe Kruse." > > I'm at a loss here...can anyone out there clue me in? Who is "Käthe Kruse," > where is "Donauwörth," and what is their significance? > > Thanx..........Bill > > ==== GERMAN-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Check the German Food list out at: > GERMAN-FOOD-L@rootsweb.com to subscribe send a message to: > GERMAN-FOOD-L-request@rootsweb.com and add the word SUBSCRIBE in the message and send. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library