Books

A colorful book of paper dolls featuring the beloved characters created by Mankato’s Maud Hart Lovelace. The perfect gift for Betsy-Tacy fans of all ages!

Stories of Fires and Firefighting in Blue Earth County’s Early Years by Helen Sofchalk

Meet the Hubbard family and read about their lives in Mankato, Minnesota. Also includes Hubbard family genealogy and family photographs.

The Rapidan Dam’s construction was an engineering and construction marvel for southern Minnesota and is presented in this book as chronicled by local newspapers and photographers.

A collection of articles published by the Blue Earth County Historical Society. This volume includes 20 articles on a variety of topics unique to Blue Earth County history.

Articles from the Blue Earth County Historical Society’s quarterly newsletter, The Historian, from 2006 through 2010. Topics include mills and elevators; literature and photography; murder and gangsters.

Compilation of articles from the Blue Earth County Historical Society’s quarterly newsletter, The Historian, from 2011 through 2015.

Discover how 10 boys from the small town of Garden City, Minnesota became remarkable men of industry, wealth, and prestige.

Relive some of the forgotten and unique stories from Mankato, Minnesota’s first 100 years. By Daniel J. Vance

Ordinary Legends: People from Lake Crystal, Minnesota 1900 to 1950 by Maggie Jones

Blue Earth County’s Red Jacket Valley, with its wooded rolling hills and meandering rivers, has endured many changes over the past 150 years.

Over 200 images, compiled from the archives of the Blue Earth County Historical Society and from county residents, offers a glimpse of the pioneering spirit of Blue Earth County.

The final volume in Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series finds Betsy traveling to Europe and returning home to her beloved Joe!

Maud Hart Lovelace’s beloved series continues as Betsy and her friends make their way through high school, friendships and romance.

Two of Maud Hart Lovelace’s stories from her believed Deep Valley – together in 1 volume: Carney’s House Party and Winona’s Pony Cart

A delightful collection of 12 short stories written by Maud Hart Lovelace and Delos Lovelace, first published from 1915-1928.

A collection of 18 short stories written by Maud Hart Lovelace and Delos Lovelace. The book includes the original illustrations and cover art from when the stories were first published.

A Guide to Maud Hart Lovelace’s Mankato: 
A Traveler’s Companion to the Places in the Betsy-Tacy books by Julie A Schrader

For Love of a River: The Minnesota by Darby Nelson addresses a full range of topics including conservation, agriculture, history and more.

Maud Hart Lovelace’s only young adult stand-alone novel, Emily of Deep Valley is considered by fans of her beloved Betsy-Tacy series to be one of the author’s finest works.

Follow Betsy Ray and her friends as they make their way through high school in this continuation of Maud Hart Lovelace’s “Betsy-Tacy Series”

A  novel by Maud Hart Lovelace and Delos Lovelace, originally published in 1934.

Exploring the Morrow and Oak Hill Cemeteries
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the Butternut Valley Cemetery
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the Cambria Cemetery
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the Ceresco Zion Lutheran and St. John’s Lutheran North Cemeteries
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the Decoria Cemetery
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the Lincoln Baptist and Lincoln Lutheran Cemeteries
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran and Willow Creek Pioneer Cemeteries
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the The Pleasant View Cemetery; Volume 1 – includes last names beginning A-L
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Exploring the The Pleasant View Cemetery; Volume 2 – includes last names beginning M-Z
Compiled by Corey Hugg – includes burial listings, obituaries, census info, etc.

Author Maud Hart Lovelace’s first novel, first published in 1926 and set in Minnesota in the days before the Civil War.

Minnesota’s Other Civil War by Kenneth Carley
An accurate, concise, and balanced history of the tragic and significant conflict, The Dakota War of 1862.

The story of Frederick William Just – Football player, Navy Captain, Post Master, husband and father.

By Maud Hart Lovelace; Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin
A limited edition reprint of the original 1950 story.

A look at the history of the housing oddity in Mankato called “the barracks,” including personal stories and photographs of the people and families who lived in the barracks following WWII.

Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 by Gary Clayton Anderson & Alan R. Woolworth, eds.

This volume brings together the first four books in Maud Hart Lovelace’s classic Betsy-Tacy series.