I've been reading Castles in the Air. I don't have the book in front of me, so I can't tell you the author. It is written by the she side of the he-she that bought Gwydir Castle in Wales and is restoring it.
It is an interesting story, though not extremely well written. The subject matter is interesting enough to keep me reading. It's not that is is poorly written, but that it is more on the level of a 7th grader's English paper.
I also just got a copy of The History of the Gwydir Family by Sir John Wynne. Sir John wrote the book in his study in the Gwydir Castle gatehouse. When that study was destroyed (it was on the 2nd floor, which was removed), a "dove-dropping encrusted" copy of the family history was found there.
At the Christmas reunion of the descendents of John & Leota Gwinn, two possibilities where displayed for a new gate for the Gwinn Cemetary in Wayne County. This is an idea that has been kicking around for several years, but has gained more momentum with my Dad being buried there in '94 and then his brother, Jim, last year. Jim's widow kicked off the fund raising at the 4th of July get-together last year by kicking in the first $100 as a memorial to Jim. We plan to introduce the plan at the Memorial Day reunion which attracts Gwinns from all over Iowa.
See you there!
Ray
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