Author Lee Frances Brown serves as a member of the Bergen County Historic Advisory Board, is a trustee of the Bergen County Historical Society, and was a charter member of the Rutherford Historic Commission. Brown graduated with summa cum laude honors from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a member of the Phi Alpha Theta International History Honor Society. In the past, Brown was an executive administrative assistant for the New York Yankees. She has created a timeless tribute to the people of Rutherford that is certain to delight and inform its readers for years to come.