

Road trip!
Vent Haven Director Annie Roberts and I went on a wonderful Vent Haven adventure this past weekend. Famed artist, photographer, and...


Welcome to the family, Gabby!
When I was just starting here as curator in 2000, I gave a tour to a retired ventriloquist named Charles Stevens, Jr. Mr. Stevens was a...


Laverne & The Windsor boy
Many thanks today to Laverne Seibert who adopted one of the best dressed in the Vent Haven collection: Windsor boy. Mr. Berger bought...


Thanks to Margaret!
Margaret Clauder didn't just Adopt a Dummy as part of Vent Haven's Capital Funds Campaign...she adopted three! Our sincere thanks for...


Thanks to the Crowes!
Pihsiou adopted one of the sweetest little dummies in the collection: Linda. Linda was made by Art Sieving and she arrived at Vent Haven...


Buck and the Toby Jug
Thanks to Buck Macleod for adopting dummy #333, the Toby Jug. Vent Haven founder W.S. Berger bought this piece in the spring of 1956 for...


Ralf & Tommy the Trashcan
Thanks to Ralf Thaller for adopting Tommy the Trashcan at the 2017 Vent Haven ConVENTion! This cute little soft figure (with removable...


Doug and Elmer
Thanks to Doug Morrison for adopting Elmer Sneezewood. The Elmer on display at Vent Haven is a backup of the dummy used by actor Max...


Thanks to Jenna Caraway
Thank you today to Jenna Caraway for adopting the nurse dummy. This five foot tall dummy's head is made of papier-mâché and she is built...


Samuel and Farfel
Many thanks to Samuel Snell for adopting Farfel. This iconic character was donated to Vent Haven Museum on July 2, 1982, by Farfel's...