Nevada, Missouri - Stories from the Gem City This 268 page book, completed in 2018 is now available. This boko is a compilation of unusual stories from Nevada's early days. it was carefully researched and contains complete documentation. It contains plenty of stories of the early days in the 1860's and continues up to 1910. Click on the cover for ordering information.
	Bronaugh Journal Death Notices 1909-1950 This 250 page book, completed in 2018 is now available. This book is a compilation of every death notice from every known issue of the Bronaugh Journal newspaper. It is meant to be a research tool for anyone interested in this small Vernon County town. Click on the cover for ordering information.
	Bronaugh - The Town, The Man and his Friends This 300 page book was published in 2010 . It took longer than I expected to finish, but this will probably be the definitive history on this small Vernon County town. Carefully researched, it contains plenty of stories of the early days before Bronaugh was founded, its founding in 1886 and continues up to 1910. There is about 50 pages on W. C. Bronaugh, the town's namesake, and his sometimes notorious friends. Click on the cover for ordering information.

The price is $15. Shipping is $5.50 for priority or $2.50 for media mail from the author.	Reporting Live: Articles and Letters from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair The 188 page book was published in May 2008. It is a compilation of articles written by fair visitors primarily from Western Missouri. Illustrations are included in the book. Click on the cover for ordering information. ISBN: 978-0-944619-87-2
The price is $20. Shipping is $5.50 for priority or $2.50 for media mail from the author.	Moundville, Missouri, 1860 - 1910 This 250 page book details one of the older towns in Vernon County. Moundville pre-dates the Civil War. This book is a comprehensive look at the early history of the town. Illustrations are found throughout the book by Barbara Irwin.   Click on the cover for ordering information.
Order direct from the Department of Agriculture, Missouri State University.	The History of Agriculture at Southwest Missouri State was published in 2001. It details the history of the first 50 years of agricultural instruction at the institution first known as Missouri Normal School and then Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. Click on the cover to send an email for information about ordering.
The price is $12.00. Shipping is $3.85 for priority or $2.00 for parcel post.	In 1904, there was a head-on collision of two Missouri Pacific trains. One of them was a west bound passenger train packed with excited people on their way to visit the World's Fair in St. Louis. In the wreck, which occurred near Warrensburg, Missouri, 30 people were killed. They were from small Kansas and Missouri towns. This 150 page book gives all the details of the tragedy. Click on the cover for more information.
The price is $20.00 plus shipping.	Information on the Rogers family and collateral Garrard County, Kentucky lines of Stewart and Graham, can be found in my 1994 book, "The Rogers Family of Paint Lick and Crab Orchard." Soft bound copies of the book are available.   Click on the cover for more information.
	In 1991, I published a book entitled, "From Darrtown to Fairfield and Beyond". This 300+ page book tells of the Irwins of Butler County, Ohio, and of Franklin and Union County, Indiana and their many descendants. It also includes information on the Crawford family of Butler County, and the Buckley / Bulkeley family of Franklin and Fayette County, Indiana.   Click on the cover for more information.

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