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01/08/2010 02:32 PM

Retired History Teacher Turns Cyber Sleuth

By: Chris Coffey

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Herb Swingle taught history at Greece Olympia for 33 years. To stay active in retirement he decided to research his ancestors roll in the Civil War.

Herb Swingle
Herb Swingle
While reading a book on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Swingle noticed a reference to Rochester.

The letter warned Lincoln that men from our city were planning to assassinate him. Now Swingle leads a cyber world discussion trying to find answers to the question: Who in Rochester wanted Lincoln dead?

The Internet has been invaluable for Swingle in his research. See below for links to his favorite sites.

Friends of Lincoln Mailbag
Library of Congress