Stephanie Marks Sawyer, Author
About the Author
Stephanie Marks Sawyer is a longtime resident of Mount Laurel. She has always been interested in local history and her family’s genealogy. Through myriad connections in the community and consultations with local historian, Paul W. Schopp, she was able to gather anecdotes, personal accounts, vintage postcards, and treasured photographs to tell the story of her beloved hometown in Mount Laurel.
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Ms. Sawyer decided to continue the narrative of the local area in her new book scheduled to be published in Spring of 2026, Along the Rancocas Creek. She has driven over various branches of the Rancocas Creek daily and always wanted to tell the story about this waterway. She met with many local residents who grew up along the creek and were willing to share their stories, artifacts, and family photographs. This helped chronicle not only the different creek communities, but also the industries near the creek and the surprising history of the areas along the Rancocas Creek.
Stephanie Marks Sawyer has lived in Mount Laurel, New Jersey since 1978 when her family moved to one of the new developments built on land that was formerly the Haines farm. When Ms. Sawyer moved to Mount Laurel, there were peach and apple orchards all over. She has lived in Mount Laurel almost her whole life, only leaving for college and her first job. She moved back to Mount Laurel and bought a house in the very same development where she grew up. Ms. Sawyer and her husband have raised their daughters in her favorite place.
