I have recently been asked if I had ever used any other blogging platforms (like blogger), and it struck me with the thought that I have never told you the history of before and how I got this website! Here is my story...
I had wanted an American Girl website ever since my dad mentioned website making. My dad had and still has a website about Gardening, so he mentioned to me one day how cool it would be to have an American Girl website with information about the Historical dolls and stuff like that. (he knew I really like American Girl) He also thought it would be nice for me to learn about history and have fun at the same time.
I loved that idea so I started writing about each of the historical dolls and their books in a binder I decorated with all of the characters. I was about 12 or 13 at that time.
My decorated binder I made when I was 12 or 13.
Writing in my binder died away, but I still had it in my mind that I wanted a website.
My dad and I started trying to find website (blogging) platform for my website, and we also got a domain (http://www.americangirlfan.com). The name AmericanGirlFan was born! :)
We almost did the website platform called the Go Daddy Website Tonight, but didn't. I didn't do anymore stuff for my soon-to-be website for a year or two, though I still enjoyed playing with my American Girl Dolls. (I only had two dolls then, Molly and Elizabeth)
In my 8th grade year (my second year of homeschooling and I was 14) I became interested again in making an American Girl website, because I had free-time after doing school. My parents both had Blogspot blogs (now called blogger) and I thought they were really interesting and looked fun.
One night I set my very own blog up on blogger/blogspot called
"The Journey of my 4 Dolls". (Kit and Mia were added to my collection then) I posted pictures of my dolls and told about how I got them. It became hard to keep up with, so I didn't update regularly, I sometimes went a whole month without posting!
A picture from my first blog.
This same year, one day in the Summer, I was swimming in our small pool we had in my backyard. I was explaining to my dad that I wanted to have a new background for my blog/website. We soon got into a conversation about starting a new website on Typepad. I was kind of upset about doing that, though, because I thought that my blog was really good and I didn't want to start over. Soon after our conversation, my dad showed me how cool typepad was, and I got excited!
July 1st came, the day I started this website, and also put on my Very First Post! That day was really exciting for me. Ever since the first day I started my website I have enjoyed posting, and I have "met" lots of girls through comments. I never imagined the first day I posted, that my website would be like it is now! :)
That is how the American Girl Fan website came to be!
I am so thankful for all of you and it is so amazing that AmericanGirlFan has become such an enjoyable website for girls. :)
I hope you enjoyed learning the history of how AmericanGirlFan came to be, and you can still visit my first American Girl Blog. :)
Ps~ Speaking of how I started a website, guess what? My sister Hope just started her very own website all about Club Penguin, it is called Club Penguin Fan. Be sure to stop by, even if you have never heard about Club Penguin (she explains what it is). Leave a comment too, she would love to hear from you! :)
That's SO cool! I will also check out Club Penguin Fan too!
Posted by: Savanna | March 22, 2009 at 04:39 PM
I like yours and your sister's site. Since I saw yours I want to make one now, but at the moment I only have a blog.
Posted by: Anna | March 22, 2009 at 09:09 PM
I will check out your sisters but I'm not allowed on club penguin
Posted by: jenna | March 23, 2009 at 02:32 AM
I saw your old blog which is really cool! I am going to look at your sisters blog.
Posted by: cara | March 23, 2009 at 07:52 AM
Liz,
Thank you so much for posting how your website came to be. It;s really cool! I was one that asked you about your blog and if you had used blogger before. could you please check out my blog? its called www.americangirlcrazy.blogpot.com
Melissa
Posted by: Melissa | March 23, 2009 at 08:23 AM
That is an awesome story! I will look at your other blog some more later, because I have to go to sewing!!!:)
Posted by: Anne | March 23, 2009 at 05:14 PM
I looked at your other blog! It's cool!:)
Posted by: Anne | March 23, 2009 at 07:39 PM
Dolldiaries has a picture of Rebecca!!!
Posted by: Savanna | March 24, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Hey Savanna!
Thanks! As soon as I read your post I went running to the computer to go to Doll Diaries! LOL Do you think she is pretty? She seems to be wearing a coat. Do you think that's her meet outfit?
Posted by: Quinlyn | March 24, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Yea! She's cute but she looks like Ruthie but just with brown eyes! I LOVE her coat but I'm not sure that it's her meet outfit.
Posted by: Savanna | March 24, 2009 at 04:57 PM
Hey Savanna,
Yeah, she does look some like Ruthie. I think that is her meet outfit. Did you see the 3 book covers? Rebecca is wearing that outfit on the cover of her first book.
Posted by: Quinlyn | March 24, 2009 at 05:34 PM
Oh! Maybe you're right! I hope that it is because it's SO pretty! Her curls are really cute!
Posted by: Savanna | March 24, 2009 at 06:56 PM
She's pretty!
Posted by: Anne | March 24, 2009 at 07:02 PM
Hey Savanna,
Maybe she doesn't have curls; maybe her hair is just wavy. What do you think? Guess what? I printed out that main photo of Rebecca and taped it on my bedroom door! I did it with Chrissa, too.
Posted by: Quinlyn | March 24, 2009 at 07:14 PM
Wonder if Rebecca has tights and mary jane shoes like Sam did?
Posted by: Quinlyn | March 24, 2009 at 07:17 PM
Hey!
They have the rest of the book photos up on Doll Diaries!
Posted by: Quinlyn | March 24, 2009 at 07:21 PM
Hi girls! :)
Savanna, thank you for telling us about the Rebecca picture! I practically jumped when I read your comment! :)
I think Rebecca is pretty from the illustration. She looks to me a lot like Samantha and Ruthie combined. Hmmm...I can't wait to see what the doll looks like! Her clothes are so cute in the book illustrations! :)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | March 24, 2009 at 08:21 PM
Yea! She will be a big hit! She's cute!
Posted by: Savanna | March 24, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Hi Liz,
I noticed that on your old site it said that you like webkinz. Do you still have an acount? I do and I'd love to friends with you on webkinz. Whats your username? Mine is all the letters and numbers before the @ in my e-mail address.
Posted by: ♥ Jasmine | March 26, 2009 at 09:18 AM
Hi! I have 3 dolls Samantha, Geargia, and Nellie. I have a blog: savannaholeary.blogspot.com I love your website!
Posted by: Savannah | March 26, 2009 at 07:13 PM
I saw that you have Webkinz on your picture. Will you be willing to share your Webkinz username so I could be friends with you. Thanks Koda
Posted by: Koda | July 21, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Jasmine and Koda,
Sure! My username is Liz8543. :)
I would love to be friends with you! :D
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | July 22, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Thank You so much!!!!! I will go add you as a friend. my username is mumble034 and my cousins is poptartrs!!
~Koda
Posted by: Koda | July 26, 2009 at 11:25 AM