It was Bob Petersen, his mom Dorothy - who the business is named after - and his girlfriend Cathy Smith, who later became his wife. We are from the small area of Mill City, PA. We are family owned and operated and proud of it. And we have grown some. We now have a truck and trailer to haul the hundreds of hats that we bring to each fair! We also have the Dottie’s Hats and Apparel store at the Marketplace at Streamtown in Scranton PA. Even though we have grown, we still believe in small-town friendly service. We keep our prices low and our values high!