Thank-you so much for such a wonderful presentation! Everyone was very impressed by your knowledge and your interpretation of Mr. Lincoln. I have passed your name onto my cousin who has a child in a private school in Roswell. I am sure they will be calling you! Thank you also for the autographed book, it will be a wonderful addition to our library. It was a pleasure to meet you and be your secret service agent for the day. I hope our paths cross again. I am sad that we didn't have our picture made together, after all, how many people have the opportunity to meet and speak to such an important man in history!

Sincerely,
Gwen Baldwin"

"Dear Mr. Sewell,

I just wanted to thank you for your visit in our school today. We really appreciated what you had to say to the kids as well as your participation in our parade. The students were very impressed not only by your appearance but by your knowledge of Abraham Lincoln. I have briefly checked our your website and will have to have more time to spend there. I am also forwarding your web site address to some family and friends to show them what we saw today. I have done as you asked and printed out a copy of the Gettysburg Address to copy for the students. I have also checked out your store. One thing that I would like to see is a bookmark that had your picture with the beginning of the Gettysburg Address or the seven items that you encourage in our youth today. That would be something that I would purchase for my students to remember your visit. Thank you again."

Gayla Anderson
3rd grade teacher
Brazoria Elementary, Brazoria, Tx
October 27th, 2000

Hey Mr. Sewell,

You make a great Abe..... Today when you came to our school everybody had a lot of fun and learned a lot, too!!! I got great things in your Abe store. I got: A penny card, a picture, and post cards.....and a fake five dollar bill. I loved it all. Write back soon!

Brandi Swinney
Fairmount Elem School, Fairmount, GA

Hi Mr. Lincoln!

You are the greatest! You inspired a lot people when you came on Tuesday. Your message was just the greatest!!!! The kids plan to write to you. Thanks again.

Becky Topil
1st/2nd Grade Teacher, LAN Manager
Bellwood Public School, Bellwood, NE

Dear ABE:

I have several students who brought money in the next day for items from "Abe's Store". Please ship these items to us.

We really enjoyed your day with us. I have received many compliments on your work with the students. Even the kindergarten kids were still talking about you on Friday so you made quite an impression with them also. The article in the Wellsville Globe was well done. I am enclosing a photocopy of the article for you to see. Hope you are continuing to enjoy your travels and experiences around the country.

Sincerely,

James Daugherty, Principal
Wellsville Elementary School
Wellsville, KS

Dear Mr. Sewell

I have enclosed a copy of the video that was made during your performance at the North Broadway School on January 28th. Also enclosed is our local newspaper from January 29th which contained a front page article about your visit.

Our students are still talking about how much they enjoyed your visit and presentation. We have received innumerable inquiries from parents about the presentation due to the amount of good feedback that they have heard from their children. The living history presentation was well worth the cost and we want you to know that you have enriched the lives of a body of students who have not traditionally been exposed to history in this matter.

Thank you, again, for your presentation.

Sincerely,

Willard M. Stovall
Home School Coordinator
Leavenworth, KS

The students were engaged and inspired by their visit with Abe! I have never seen a speaker as wonderful as Mr. Sewell at an elementary school presentation. I highly recommend him to teachers of any grade!

Traci Merlo
3rd Grade teacher
Lynn Kirk School
Austintown, Ohio

Abe's presentation was fantastic! He made history come alive! We felt like we went back through history and lived with Abe.

Kathy O'Brien
4th Grade Teacher
Valley View School
Ashwaubenon, WI

Dear Mr.Lincoln,

I really liked it when you came to our school. I had fun and learned a lot. My favorite part was when the pretend gun came out and Mrs.B. yelled "Hey!Get him! HE shot the President!" I also liked when you told everyone not to do drugs, tobacco, and everything else. Both me and Alyssa Reimenschneider memorized the entire Gettysburg Address. It was scary reciting it in front of the whole class. But I did it and I got a huge pencil in return! I think you make a GREAT abraham Lincoln. You two look like twins! It must be hard going everywhere in the U.S. Thanks you for the little card with a penny on it. I keep it taped on my desk. Well, anyway, thank you a LOT for coming to my school

Sincerely,

Natalie Broadhurst age 9
J B Nelson School
Batavia, Illinois.

P.S. I joined the Abe's Ambassador Club, too!

Dear Mr. Sewell,

I just wanted to officially thank you for all the positive things that have been generated through your speaking at our school. My class has taken a MUCH better look at history since they feel a connection to Mr. Lincoln. Your program was both informative and extremely enjoyable and effective. I will mail letters that my students have written to tell you personally how they felt about their day with Mr. Lincoln. As a teacher, I cannot tell you enough how important such connections are for the education and welfare of our kids! Thank you for all you did. We also are very interested in your site and the Abe's Ambassador Club. Each child in my class has joined and is trying to live up to the pledge and to the model you set forth. Thank you! We hope you will be
back in our school soon!

Sincerely,

Ms.S. Brozenec,
4th Grade,
J.B. Nelson School,
Batavia, Illinois

I am the father of one of the boys that had the privledge of seeing your performance last night. It was absolutly awesome. I think that your message is very inspiring and you are to be commended for what you do. During your performance I realized where I had seen you before, however, I did not mention that because it would take the mystic out of your character. You can be assured that when I see you again at that other location I will always greet you with a handshake. Thank You again for a wonderful evening.

Jeff Duncan
Father of Nicholas Duncan
Weblos II Den, Pack 670
Holly Springs, GA

Mr. And Mrs. A. Lincoln showed up trick-or treating, Presidential -style, in Batavia, IL. Mary (Murphy Kurth) is shown trying to find the "real" Abe (Jessica Stott and Adam Zarn). These fourth-graders and their entire class are learning the Gettysburg Address and plan to join "Abe's Ambassadors Club." They met Mr. Sewell at their school and are following his trips around the U.S. They are hoping his travels will bring him back to their school again soon.

J. B. Nelson Elem School, Batavia, IL

Dear Homer,

It was our distinct privilege to have you at St. John's in Watertown this past week. Our kids are still excited about your day here. They're still talking about the questions they each were trying to stump you with, and the gunshot in our gym, and the penny souvenir, and holding hands in the classrooms, and the girl pulling your beard to see if it was real. We thank you for the lessons you gave us to live by: read to succeed, don't give up no-sirree-bobarino, honesty is the best policy, be a dreamer and reach for the stars. We hope to have you back again some day.

Jay Storm

I thought it was really interesting because you look exactly like Abe Lincoln and when people demonstrate biographies you learn more because you are seeing it. Visual learning is more interesting than reading out of a book. Thank you for giving me information about Abraham Lincoln. The something that I learned from your demonstration was that giving up is not an option, whether you want to or not.

Julia Miller
at Rossman School,
St. Louis, Missouri

Wonderful program, great rapport with children, caring & genuine person. The children loved having President Lincoln for the day.

Dennis Halulko
Principal,
Waterloo Primary School,
Atwater, OH

This is the second time that we have had this ABE----He is GREAT!

Scottie Long
Principal,
North Junior High School
Henderson, KY

Mr. Sewell was excellent and we enjoyed his program.

Connie Easterwood
Principal,
Brady Elem School,
Brady, TX

ABE was wonderful with kids---very knowledgeable & worked easily into our schedule. ABE went out of his way to eat lunch with kids & even visit a sick student at her house!

Steve Wermund,
Principal, G. D.
Jones Elem School
Wausau, WI

Mr. Sewell was wonderful! He not only did a great job but was easy to work with.

Sandra Payne
Principal
Onsted Intermediate School
Onsted, MI

Dear Mr. Sewell:

This is to thank you for being such a positive force in the education of children. Your visit to our class was informative and stimulating. The school assembly was excellent and served as a tremendous learning experience for all our children.

Small group presentations were very well planned and received and children still talk of them. Lunch with Mr. Lincoln was a superb reward for children and is something they will always remember.

My class has found much on your website to further our study. The children have all chosen to join the Abe's Ambassadors Club & the pledge is prominently posted in our room. Your work well exemplifies the positive guiding principles that should be a part of every young person's life and of our school life.

Thank you so much for your presentation and your model for children. I hope you will be in this school again!

Sincerely,

Susan Brozenec
4th Grade teacher
J. B. Nelson School
Batavia, IL

My name is Chi and I am in the seventh grade at Parkhill Jr. HighYou were at my school on Friday April 28 and that was really cool. During our five minutes in social studies class everyone was talking about how cool it was to see this guy dressed like Abraham Lincoln walking down the hall. Your assembly was really fun. When you said "read lots of good books" you sound like my Great Aunt because thats what she says. Goodbye.

Chi Kiyong
Parkhill Junior High School
Dallas, TX

Dear Homer,
Thanks for your kind emails. I'm glad you enjoyed staying at our house. My family enjoyed you as much as I did!!! Ed carries your business card with your picture on it in his wallet. Amanda took all of the goodies to school. Adam took the post card you gave him and taped it under the light switch in the kitchen! He calls the notepad his 'flip book' and he will only use his Abraham Lincoln pen to write on his flip book. You really left a positive impact on a young boy. If you are ever back in our area, please let me know. You are always welcome to stay with us. I would even be willing to attend with you as 'Mrs. Lincoln' just for the fun of it. I had so much fun on that day. Here are some thoughts you could add to your web page if you'd like...

When Homer Sewell portrayed Abraham Lincoln at our school, history came alive! Our children's future was improved immensely as they heard from Abraham Lincoln the importance of staying drug, alcohol, tobacco and violence free.

Hearing Mr. Lincoln's Drug Free message really left a positive impact on many children. One girl told her mom, "Mr. Lincoln made me promise not to take drugs so I'm not going to!"

History came alive and the future was brightened when Abraham Lincoln shared his life and drug free message with our elementary children.

If these won't help let me know and I'll work on some others.

You made the front page of the Salem News. I'll send you a copy of thepicture.
Talk to you soon.

Chris Lydic

Homer,

Thanks for coming to Broadway Schools and giving my students a chance to experience the life of Abraham Lincoln. Your time spent with the kids was a learning time they won't soon forget. I also want to thank you for your personal interaction with the students. It was very evident that you really care for the kids that you see and want them to succeed in life. Thanks again for a great presentation.

Sincerely,

Galen Gingerich
Principal, Broadway Elementary School
Tipp City, Ohio