James M. Greiner is the Herkimer County Historian, a retired high school history teacher and the author of several books and articles on local history. He is the president of the Friends of Histori...view moreJames M. Greiner is the Herkimer County Historian, a retired high school history teacher and the author of several books and articles on local history. He is the president of the Friends of Historic Herkimer County, an organization working to preserve the Historic 1834 Jail, which once held Roxalana Druse, Chester Gillette and John C. Wallis. He resides in Herkimer, New York, with his wife, Teresa, and their two spoiled dogs, Squirt and Bonnie.view less