It's All in the Family
Collecting is in Debbie's blood. Both of her grandmothers collected, and so did her dad. Now her three sons have collections, too.
Debbie has the oldest collection we've encountered. Her maternal grandmother started collecting miniature shoes in 1941. She passed her collection on to Debbie, who collects little shoes to this day. The same grandmother gave Debbie her first Barbie in 1959. Her Barbies are Debbie's favorite of her many collections, and she still loves to dress them up. Debbie's grandmother also made the beautiful wedding dress in the second picture.
Debbie's collection sounds awesome! Barbie dolls have been a part of our youth culture and "Americana" itself for decades. How wonderful that someone is helping preserve that part of our history. Does she collect anything else? Hope you upload more videos soon
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The Barbies are her favorite. Debbie collects LOTS of stuff. One of the neatest things Debbie showed us is the collection of miniature ceramic shoes that was started by her grandmother in the 1940s.
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