Irwin book on Bronaugh history now available

Author and historian Lyndon Irwin does much of his research at area cemeteries.

It's hot off the press just in time for a last minute Christmas gift to historically-minded or genealogically-minded friends and family. The latest book by Lyndon N. Irwin, Ph.D., "Bronaugh the Town, the Man and his Friends," is a 300-page book, completed in 2010 and now available. Meant to be the definitive history on this small Vernon County town, it was carefully researched and has complete documentation. It contains stories of the early days before Bronaugh was founded; its founding in 1886 and continues up to 1910. There are about 50 pages on W.C. Bronaugh, the town's namesake, and his sometimes notorious friends.

The book is hard-bound and indexed. It also contains many photographs and ink drawings. Of special note, the book contains much material from the memoirs of Chester Gibbs and Anne Doores Munson that give first hand accounts of their lives in very early Bronaugh.

Irwin grew up in the Bronaugh community and has always had an interest in local history. He is a professor and a researcher and has documented all statements in this, his seventh book. "It took me about 10 years to gather all the information for the Bronaugh book. As I researched information for the Moundville book published in 2006, I found material on Bronaugh and put it into a file for a later date."

The book is available at the Nevada Library for sale by the Tri-County Genealogy Society. The book will also be for sale at the Bushwhacker Museum when it reopens in May. For more information on how to purchase the book go to the Tri-County Genealogy Web site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~motcogs/