Farwell Brown, the official City of Ames historian, has released the third in a series of books about the history of Ames. The series, titled “Ames in Word and Picture” features photographs and historic stories about Ames’ past.

His latest edition to the series is titled “Book Three: Tales From Two Old Timers.”

He will be holding a book signing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Big Table Books, 330 Main St.

Susan Bedell, manager of Big Table Books, described Brown’s series as an “anecdotal history of Ames.”

Janet Klaas, the editor of Brown’s new book, said what distinguishes Brown as a writer is his ability to tell stories.

“He’s a really good storyteller,” she said. “He has a wealth of information about Ames from his own life.”

Klaas said the grandparents on both sides of Brown’s family kept lots of records that were passed on to Brown.

“Farwell has always been interested in Ames’ history,” she said.

Klaas said the second half of “Tales From Two Old Timers” is written by Brown’s grandfather, Kendrick W. Brown. In this part of the book, he tells about his experiences as a traveling salesman in Iowa.

Brown’s book includes two stories by Jack Smalling about early baseball in Ames.

It also includes a story by Carol Kenealy about children who came to Iowa on orphan trains in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Bedell said that his previous books in this series have sold extremely well.

Brown is a third-generation resident of Ames and graduated from Iowa State College in 1934 with degrees in agricultural economics and history.