Brewster Evelyn Barber Metcalf, 1889-1979

Evelyn Barber Metcalf Brewster was born on February 3, 1889, in Findlay, Ohio. Her father, Clarendon Barber Metcalf, was Findlay's mayor, Hancock County's auditor, and the Superintendent of Findlay's No. 9 School. Evalina Hurd Metcalf, Evelyn's mother, was employed as the principal of the No. 9 School. The entire family maintained residence in Findlay throughout their lives. In 1943 Evelyn married Kingsley Parks Brewster; the couple had no children. Mrs. Brewster died on March 18, 1979.

Mrs. Brewster was educated at the College of Young Girls and Women in Roanoke, Virginia. In the 1920s she became Hancock County's first woman auditor. Later she was employed as the county's school census taker. Mrs. Brewster belonged to the First Presbyterian Church of Findlay, the Shakespeare Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution of which she was a member for over fifty years. Both Mrs. Brewster and her mother were amateur historians and antiquarians; they spent much of their lives working on family genealogy. Through her membership in the DAR and her interest in history, Mrs. Brewster was instrumental in preserving David Metcalf's house located in Dedham, Massachusetts. This house has been noted for its unique architecture and historical significance. Family genealogies are located within the collection.