Andrea Gurdon

There aren't many hobby blogs that last more than a year or two, and even fewer that make it past the decade mark. Andrea Gurdon's Breyer History Diva was one of the rare exceptions. 

Andrea was a long time collector, shower and Breyer historian.

photo by Shaun Basch

Her knowledge of her chosen topic was encyclopedic, and she shared it generously, not just through her blog, but also with her MGR Samplers, a small free publication she handed out at BreyerFest.

I never met her.

photo by Eva Mathews

Despite both of us being prolific bloggers and hobby lifers, our paths never crossed. 

Andrea Gurdon, Shannon Call, Kelsey Kramer, Lynn Isenbarger and Steff Bodamer, April 2022
photo courtesy of Lynn Isenbarger

Still, I felt like I knew her. After all, I spent nearly fifteen years reading her blog, all one thousand eight hundred twenty posts of it.

Yesterday, her family published Breyer History Diva's final post.

Godspeed, Andrea, and thank you for sharing your life, knowledge and words with us. You will not be forgotten.