Swan, Harry Kels was born on November 14, 1928 in Kels, New Jersey, United States. Son of Peter Kenney and Martha Anita (Kels) Swan.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Rutgers University, 1952. Master of Education, 1954.

H. Kels Swan 1928 - 2017 - Obituary

Career

Curator/historian Liberty Village Ltd., Flemington, New Jersey, 1972—1976. Curator Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, 1976—1983. Senior history preservation specialist, since 1983.

Historian American Legacy Association, Clinton. Member honorary board scholars Liberty Park FDT, Denver, 1988. Member Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission, New Jersey, since 1983.

President, 1989—1990. Member honorary board scholars Liberty Park Foundation, Denver, 1988. Works

Historian for the Washington Campground Assn - An expert on Washington's Middlebrook Encampments.

Books
Borough of South Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey: A history

Other Works
Author: History South Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1964, Raritan's Revolutionary Rebel: Frederick Frelinghuysen, 1967.

Publications:
Borough of South Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey: A history: Swan, H. Kels: Amazon.com: Books (1964)
Raritan's Revolutionary Rebel - Frederick Frelinghuysen - Fatherless Protege of Dirck Middagh: H. Kels Swan, M. Ed., S.A.R.: Amazon.com: Books
George Washington's camp on the Middlebrook, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 1965, out of print.
Other titles Swan, H. Kels 1928- (Harry Kels) [WorldCat Identities] out of print

• American Revolutionary riflemen : the men and their weapons
• Raritan's Revolutionary rebel, Frederick Frelinghysen, fatherless protege of Dirck Middagh
• The New Jersey Stouts in the American Revolution; a family of forty-seven fighting patriots, a survey of its men and arms

Links:
News NJ life: One man's collection tells Revolutionary War story for the ages Kels collection at the Washington Crossing State Park Visitor's Center.

OUR TOWNS; THE INSIDE WORD ON THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR - The New York Times
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