Former Butler County resident Neal Bronder has written a book about the introduction of Scouting to the county. He is working on a second book about the history of Camp Bucoco which will mark its 100th anniversary next year. SUBMITTED PHOTO

A former Butler County resident has turned a hobby into a book touching on the history of the Boy Scouts of America in Butler County. It makes for timely reading, because 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Butler County Council Boy Scouts of America the predecessor of the Moraine Trails Council.

“My hobby is writing histories of old Boy Scout Camps in Western Pennsylvania, ” said Neal Bronder. “I have written a book, ‘Forgotten Scout Camps of Western Pennsylvania,’ that covers the history of over 60 Boy Scout Camps that no longer exist.”

Bronder, who has lived in Columbus, Ohio, for the past 35 years, grew up in Butler and graduated from Butler High School and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Anyone seeking a copy of his book should email him at nealbronder@yahoo.com.