<Tr> <Th> Full name </Th> <Td> Samantha Mary Parkington </Td> </Tr> <P> Samantha is an only child growing up during the Edwardian period (although American Girl designated her as Victorian). Orphaned at age five and raised by her wealthy Victorian - era grandmother, Mary Edwards, whom she called Grandmary, in fictional Mount Bedford, New York, Samantha befriends a poor servant girl named Nellie O'Malley . Eventually Samantha, Nellie and Nellie's young sisters are adopted by Samantha's uncle Gardner Edwards and aunt Cornelia . The themes of Samantha's books include women's suffrage, child labor, and classism . Red Om Productions produced Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, in cooperation with American Girl . The show premiered on WB Television Network in November 2004 and was released to DVD soon thereafter . American Girl introduced the concept of "archiving" in October 2008 when it announced plans to cease production of Samantha and her collection (including Nellie). Samantha was then officially archived on May 31, 2009, but was later re-introduced in August 2014 as part of the BeForever reboot . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Nellie O'Malley </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> American Girl character </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> American Girl, Susan S. Adler, Valerie Tripp </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Nellie O'Malley </Th> </Tr>

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