BRANFORD — Eric Musgrove will be signing his latest book “Lost Suwannee County” at the Branford Public Library on Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Musgrove is a seventh-generation native of Suwannee County. Growing up on the family’s country homestead, he quickly developed a love for history that has remained strong throughout his life.

The 1996 salutatorian of Suwannee High School, Musgrove was also a December 1997 valedictorian of Montgomery, Alabama’s Faulkner University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in history at the age of 19.

Returning home to Suwannee County in 1998, Musgrove began working for the Suwannee County Clerk of the Court. He remains there today as historian and records manager, among many other duties.

Musgrove has been the youngest member of the Suwannee County Historical Commission since he was appointed to it in 2003. He was treasurer from 2008 to 2014 and since October 2014 has served as its chairman.

Musgrove is a frequent presenter of local history and has been mentioned in the New York Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, among hundreds of other prominent national and international newspapers.

In early 2012, Musgrove was awarded the 2011 Trailblazer Award by the Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his work in preserving and presenting local history. Since 2013, he has also published a weekly historical column for one of Suwannee County’s local newspapers, the Suwannee Democrat.

Musgrove married his college sweetheart, Sarah, in 1998, and they live near Live Oak on part of the old family homestead with their two children, Alex and Abby. Musgrove has authored four previous books: “Reflections of Suwannee County,” “Suwannee Memories,” “There Let Me Live and Die” and “Images of America: Suwannee County.”