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Amazing Baby & Child Expo

Amazing Baby & Child Expo

Medieval Maidens will be participating as one of the many vendors at the 2012 Amazing Baby and Child Expo from 11am-4pm on Saturday August 18th in Sykesville, Maryland. Admission is free, though all attendees are encouraged to bring a can of food for charity. Our stand will […]

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The Mary Series goes live on Amazon.com

The Mary Series goes live on Amazon.com

The Mary series has just been made available on Amazon.com. Mary’s Story and Mary’s Holiday Story by Tiffany Jansen can now be purchased on Amazon.com for $5.11 each. The Mary Series won the 2011 Creative Child Magazine “Book of the Year” award for history and education. They […]

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Help Medieval Maidens fight Cystic Fibrosis

For the month of June 2012, Medieval Maidens will donate 20% of all sales to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). Our Medieval Maidens online store carries books detailing the lives of Gisela, Adele, Isabelle, Gevrehan, and Mary, who all lived during the Middle Ages and, in Mary’s […]

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Meet Gisela, Daughter of Charlemagne

Meet Gisela, Daughter of Charlemagne

Gisela was probably born sometime between 770 and 781. No birth date was ever recorded for her. She was the second or third daughter of King Charles of the Franks (Charlemagne) and his wife, Hildegard of Savoy. Gisela’s mother was Charlemagne’s first wife. Hildegard and Charlemagne had […]

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Creative Child Magazine Toy of the Year Awards

While attending Toy Fair 2009 in New York, I was introduced to the Creative Child Magazine Toy Awards Program. One of my “neighbors” at the fair had just received a Preferred Choice award from the magazine and her booth was vividly decorated with her award. When I […]

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In Her Own Words, with Medieval Maidens creator Lois Jarman

Our very own Lois Jarman (creator of Medieval Maidens and author of the Gisela, Gevrehan, Adele, and Isabelle series) was interviewed by Girl Scouts of Central Maryland for their “In Her Own Words” column. Click the image below to read the interview.

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