A World Doll Day Event in Massachusetts

The Black Gold Doll Club of New England's World Doll Day event celebrates the 40th anniversary of World Doll Day as the above flyer illustrates.

The Black Gold Doll Club of New England is a prominent Boston-based collector organization dedicated to the charitable and educational preservation of doll collecting, with a special focus on representation and Black history.

 

Key Highlights and Activities:

• Education & Community: The club regularly hosts workshops, genealogy programs, and exhibit displays in collaboration with the Boston Public Library and local cultural centers.
• World Doll Day: The organization famously hosts free "Adopt a Doll" events, where pre-loved dolls and toys are given to children alongside official adoption certificates.
• Junior Collectors: The club actively sponsors and supports junior doll-collecting branches to pass the hobby down to the next generation.
• Museum Connections: Members work closely with institutions like the National Black Doll Museum in nearby Attleboro, MA, to celebrate the cultural significance of Black dolls through the ages. 

The above information about the Black Gold Doll Club was gathered from an online search. 

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World Doll Day 2026

World Doll Day was established to celebrate the enormous contributions dolls have made to the development of children worldwide and to humanity as a whole. It is celebrated annually on the 2nd Saturday in June. This year it falls on June 13, 2026. Typically, clubs, organizations, and/or individuals give a doll to someone, specifically a child in need. I don't have any specific plans for World Doll Day (WDD) this year, but last year I modified the widely used WDD logo (shown next) to one above that features a Black child with a doll (because representation matters). 

The original World Doll Day logo lacked representation, so I modified it last year, as shown in the first image.

This year, I wanted a more inclusive logo, so I created the next one.

While not all ethnicities are captured, this is a more inclusive World Doll Day logo.

In this second, more inclusive logo, the two girls are swapping dolls, probably temporarily, but each one gets an opportunity to enjoy the other girl's doll.

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Side Note: Yesterday's Virtual Black Doll Museum installation of an Original Dolls by Goldie art half doll marks the 1000th installation in the virtual museum. The goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls has been met. Additional installations have been prescheduled for June 2026, and future plans for the museum exist.

Am I back to my Tuesday and Thursday blog posts? No, but I will publish a post when the "Spirit" moves me to do so.

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Another Break

I am taking another much-needed break from the routine Tuesday and Thursday blog posts to focus on completing my goal of installing 1000 dolls in the combined categories of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind dolls in the Virtual Black Doll Museum. To date, there are 983 doll installations (actually more, since some include multiple dolls, but I count each installation as one). There are now fewer than 20 dolls to curate and install, which will take approximately two more months. 

If and when I need to post anything Black-Doll-Collecting-related, I will. Until then, take care of yourself, enjoy your dolls, and life. 🫶🏾✌🏾

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