Excerpt from Ellis Index by Norma Lippincott Swan to the History of Monmouth County, New Jersey
Miss Swan collected old mantels and her articles on mantels and on remodeling old houses appeared in many magazines. She was a zealous gardener and trained a young boy to do the work of caring for her flowers, berries and vegetables.
Miss Dorothy lngling of Red Bank who supplied some of the information about Miss Swan knew her well and said that she was a woman of indomitable spirit, and that when she could no longer hold a pencil, she continued her work by dictating to a stenographer. After Miss lngling introduced Miss Swan to the Rev. Dr. Ralph Washington Sockman, he preached a sermon about Miss Swan over Radio Station nbc and told of her influence in the community and her aliveness in spite of her handicap. Dr. Peter J. Guthorn, M.D., of Brielle, a Monmouth County historian, and a very great admirer of Miss Swan, contributed to this brief biography.
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