2023 Annual Report
The BTS had a very successful year! You can read all about it and enjoy some highlights of our work here.
#VisitDeepValley
We love welcoming visitors to Mankato! If you're looking for Betsy and Tacy in today’s Deep Valley, we highly recommend Julie Schrader’s indispensable guidebook Discover Deep Valley, available in our Shop. On the following pages, we suggest how to fill a day, a weekend, or a week in Deep Valley. Look over all three lists and choose what most appeals to you in the time you have. There’s so much to see and do here!
A closer look at the books
Betsy-Tacy Reading Guide, a 61-page guide for younger readers developed
by the BTS in 2016
Betsy-Tacy fun
“A Betsy-Tib Tour of Milwaukee” – BTS member Susie Welsh takes us on our own Betsy in Spite of Herself adventure in this beautiful city
“Betsy and Taylor” – BTS member Grace Munoz finds connections between the Betsy-Tacy high school books and Taylor Swift song lyrics
Make your own Betsy-Tacy bookmarks
Maud + King Kong + Mario – Who Knew? (you can see the video and read the article referenced here)
Finding BT Fans Wherever You Are: A Guide to Regional Groups
Betsy-Tacy Reading Series (YouTube videos), all 14 chapters of Betsy-Tacy read aloud
Many other wonderful YouTube videos!
Readers theater scripts
Betsy-Tacy sites
Video tour of Betsy’s House by former BTS president Penny Banwart
Map (printable) of Betsy’s neighborhood, perfect for a walking tour
Deep Valley Tour via Google Maps (interactive online map)
Videos of Betsy’s House demolition and restoration (part 1 and part 2) from the PBS show Hometime
More about Maud and Delos
Collected papers of Maud Hart and Delos Wheeler Lovelace at the Minnesota Historical Society
More about the Betsy-Tacy Society
BTS 2022 Annual Report
BTS newsletter archives
Timeline of Betsy-Tacy Society Milestones and Major Events
BTS 2021 Annual Report
Other books by Maud Hart Lovelace
All of Maud’s in-print books are available in our Shop:
The Black Angels
Collected Stories of Maud Hart Lovelace & Delos Lovelace, Vol. 1
Collected Stories of Maud Hart Lovelace & Delos Lovelace, Vol. 2
Gentlemen from England
One Stayed at Welcome
The Tune Is In the Tree
The Valentine Box
Maud’s other books (The Charming Sally, Petticoat Court, The Trees Kneel at Christmas, What Cabrillo Found, and The Golden Wedge) are not in print at this time but can generally be found on various book-sale websites (e.g., BookFinder.com), in libraries, or at used-book stores.
Books about the Lovelaces and Deep Valley
The Betsy-Tacy Companion by Sharla Whalen
Betsy-Tacy in Deep Valley: People and Places by Carlienne A. Frisch
Betsy-Tacy Songbook: Music from the Deep Valley books of Maud Hart Lovelace compiled by Kathy Baxter, Barbara Carter, and Jennifer Marshall
Between Deep Valley and the Great World: MHL in Minneapolis by Amy Dolnick Rechner
The City at Their Feet: A Greenwich Village Walking Tour by the Greater New York Chapter of the Betsy-Tacy Society
Discover Deep Valley by Julie A. Schrader
Future in a Handbasket: Life & Letters Behind Carney’s House Party by Amy Dolnick Rechner
Maud Hart Lovelace’s Deep Valley by Julie Schrader
My Betsy-Tacy Miracle by Kathy Baxter
Orange Blossoms Everywhere: The Story of Maud & Delos Lovelace in CA, 1953–1980 by Mary Thiessen
Books written by Delos W. Lovelace
Rockne of Notre Dame (1931)
King Kong (novelization of the movie King Kong) (1933)
One Stayed at Welcome (with Maud) (1934)
Gentlemen from England (with Maud) (1937)
The Golden Wedge (with Maud) (1942)
General “Ike” Eisenhower (1944)
Journey to Bethlehem (1953)
That Dodger Horse (1956)
