Nancy brought 19 vintage Terri Lee dolls and outfits for us all to get a hands on understanding of this amazing doll. We learned all about the different materials used in production of the body, wigs and outfits. We also learned how to distiguish the "S" eyebrow and doe eye dolls. What an amazing doll. THANK YOU NANCY!
We have another lecture by Mary Ann Spinelli on Friday September 24 2010 at 7pm here at the museum. The topic will be wooden dolls (we will let you know more soon). Members of the museum are free, non-members are $5.00 (included admission to the museum) for each lecture. We are glad to be able to get the chance to learn more about dolls.
Check out our June 2010 newsletter that outlines all the recent and future happenings at the museum.
The Legacy Doll Museum, located on 3206 6th Avenue North in Billings Montana 59101, is the brain child of avid collector, Dale Bochy. The museum houses an extensive collection of antique, collectible, and modern dolls. Vignettes such as Wash on Monday, Iron on Tuesday etc. as well as displays of 1800's doll accessories and toys will delight you. Toys and bears are displayed in scenes related to childhood. You will also see French Fashion dolls with their original trousseaus, German Character dolls, and Modern Hard Plastic dolls with complete wardrobes. Terri Lee, vintage Ginny, Shirley Temple, Gene, Cissy, Barbie, American Girl and many more. Over 500 dolls and 4,000 toys, accessories and playthings will delight your senses.
We have a huge gift and antique shop that we are adding to every week. The gift shop is the first room you enter from the street and there is no admission to shop.
We look forward to helping scouts get their doll collecting, hobby and history patches. We are wheelchair accessible. Please give us a call if you need to make an appointment for another time, we are glad to meet you if you give us a week's notice.
We are open Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 5pm. These are the summer hours and will last until September 15 2010 when we go to the winter hours of Thurs-Sat from noon to 5pm. (If regular hours will not work for you call 406-252-0041 at least 5 days in advance and we can make an appointment for another day or time).
Admission: Adult $5, Senior (60 & Over) $4, Children (3 thur 12) $3 There is no admission charge for shopping in the gift shop/antique store so please stop by often. We do not accept credit or debit cards. We do accept cash and checks for admission and purchases in the gift shop.
Parking: The door to the museum is on the corner of Division Street and 6th Avenue North. Park on either side of Division & Alderson (free parking) or 32nd Street North (parking meters during the week before 5pm). We are located on the opposite end of the WMCA block.
