Jan Bowman Swanson and her husband Gerry Swanson have been coming to Holden Village since 1962, when they spent the summer here as honeymooners and work-campers. They are alums of Augustana College, Rock Island, and began working at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks in 1969. Gerry was the campus pastor; Jan taught English. Two sons and their families live within a mile of their home; their daughter and her family live in Berkeley. Jan has published Carved Like Runes, a collection of poems drawing on a decade of loss and spiritual transformation. Several of these poems were written at Holden.
(Bio from summer 2005)
Audio Archive
Bowman, Jan
Recordings
Recent Additions
Vespers August 8, 1976 with Richard Caemmerer Jr – Dedication of Village Center Ceiling
Vespers August 6, 1976 with Ernie Zoerb – Epiphany
Vespers August 5, 1976 with Al Pitcher – From the Land of Yoj to the Land of Joy
Vespers August 4, 1976 with Pastor Daniel of India – Living Analogy of Holden
Vespers August 3, 1976 with Carroll Hinderlie – The Impossible Possibility of Newness
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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