Show Notes
Graves in Toyland
In this episode, Caitlin and Francesgrace look toward the holidays and into toy making in New England, which obviously means Hasbro founder Henry Hassenfeld and doll maker Izannah Walker.
Accessibility Description: A large three tiered rectangular headstone that reads: Izannah F. Walker | Born Sept. 25 1817 | Died Feb. 15 1883 | — | Emeline B Whipple | Born Aug 22 1824 | Died March 19 1914. The base on the stone has Emeline’s initials on the left and Izannah’s on the right. There are scatter headstones and obelisks, bushes and curbs behind the stone.
Izannah Walker:
"A Pictorial Directory of Dolls
Featured on the Izannah Walker Chronicles” The Izannah Walker Chronicle. Published Nov 7, 2022. Accessed Dec. 1, 2022. https://www.izannahwalkerchronicles.com/2013/10/a-pictorial-directory-of-dolls-featured.html
Bessette, Monica. “Where Izannah Is Buried” The Izannah Walker Chronicles. Published March 19, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2022. https://www.izannahwalkerchronicles.com/2009/03/where-izannah-is-buried.html?m=0
Lane, Ruby. “In Celebration of Izannah Walker Dolls” The Ruby Lane Group. Published Oct. 22, 2018. Accessed Nov. 29, 2022. https://www.rubylane.com/blog/categories/dolls/in-celebration-of-izannah-walker-dolls/
Redmond, Dixie. “Izannah Walker Reproduction Dolls” Maida Today. Accessed Dec. 3, 2022. https://www.maidatoday.com/2010/05/izannah-walker-reproduction-dolls.html
Walton, Paula. The Izannah Walker Journal. Accessed Nov. 27, 2022. https://izannahwalker.com
Bonus:
Accessibility Description: A flat grey stone, rectangular and set flush to the ground begins with two lines of Hebrew, followed by: Henry J Hassenfeld | July 15, 1889 - Aug. 4, 1960 | Father.
Henry Hassenfeld:
“Obituary - Henry Hassenfeld” FindAGrave. Accessed December 1, 2022. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110121655/henry-joseph-hassenfeld
“The Jewish Community of Ulanow” ANU Museum of the Jewish People. Accessed November 27, 2022. https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e257608/Place/Ulanow
International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 16. Ed. Tina Grant. London: St. James’ Press, 1996.
Foster, Geraldine. “The Jews in Rhode Island: A Brief History, 1985” Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association. Accessed November 26, 2022. http://www.rijha.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jewsri-search.pdf
Goodwin, George M. “An Overview of Rhode Island Jewish History” Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island. Accessed December 1, 2022. https://www.jewishallianceri.org/bout-us/history/
Miller, G. Wayne. Kid Number One: Alan Hassenfeld and Hasbro. Pawtucket, RI: Stillwater River Publications, 2019.
Miller, G Wayne. Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them. New York City: Times Books, 2012.
Moskovich, Wolf. “Kishinev” Yivo Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Accessed November 29, 2022. https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Kishinev
Scott, Sharon M. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia. Denver, CO: Greenwood- ABC-CLIO, 2009.
Wuffson, Don. Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions. New York City: Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Bonus Link:
FindAGrave - Henry Hassenfeld
Land Acknowledgment:
We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.
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