| Betsy’s house, a small yellow cottage, was the last house on her side of Hill Street, and the rambling white house opposite was the last house on that side. Who was the Betsy who lived in that yellow... |
| Maud Hart was born in Mankato in 1892. Her family moved into the house on Center Street a few months after her birth and stayed there until 1906. From an early age, she was set on a literary career. “I... |
| The Kitchen The kitchen was the center of life for the Harts — and for the fictional Ray family as well. Here’s where Betsy and Tacy dyed Easter eggs, and — even more memorably — where they and their... |
| The Dining Room The dining room was the setting for many family meals and celebrations. One of the most memorable was the surprise party for Betsy’s 10th birthday, where 10 of Betsy’s friends gathered... |
| The Parlors The cottage has both a front and a back parlor, pictured here, and both were much used. The front parlor contains a piano similar to the one Mrs. Hart/Mrs.Ray enjoyed playing. The back parlor... |
| Tacy’s House Built in 1891, the house occupied by the Kenney family — Tacy Kelly and her family in the books — is larger than the Harts’ cottage. With nine children, the Kenneys needed the room. “A merry,... |
| The Brass Bowl Among the objects on display in Tacy’s house is a handsome, large brass bowl that played a key role in one of the most famous chapters in the Betsy-Tacy books. In Heaven to Betsy, Christmas... |
| Visiting the Betsy-Tacy Houses The Hart family moved from Mankato to Minneapolis in 1910, and Maud never lived there again. She attended the University of Minnesota and married Delos W. Lovelace, like... |
