Luella’s teddy bear, conveniently named Teddy, was given to her at the age of 5 in the year 2013. Dressed in a yellow ribbon and a beaded nose, Teddy was the one thing she could not spend the night without. To this day is still her loyal friend. The strongest memory attached to Teddy was when Luella lost him when she was 8. It was a year filled with restless and heartbreaking nights without her sleeping buddy. A year later he was found in a storage bin and Teddy and Luella have been inseparable ever since.
This object is part of the “Personal Growth” section of the Artifacts of Experience exhibition designed by University of Cincinnati students in the “Introduction to Public History” course in 2023.
We encourage you to explore the other objects in our collection.