Thanks, Anne.  You are so right about harvest time, which the Deetzes
say would have allowed feasting anytime from September to early
October at the latest.  I confused Winslow's December 1621 letter with
the date of the feast, and knew that November was the least likely time
for the original Thanksgiving.  The Pilgrims will always trump Virginia with
regard to that holiday, because it is so fixed in our cultural traditions for
a variety of reasons.

To stay on the feasting theme, you may next want to write about the
Jamestown colonists' "Picnic" with the Kecoughtan Indians--the same
tribe that John Smith later awed with the first documented fireworks
display in English America!  I'll send you a few pages from my book MS.

Years ago, I consulted on Pocahontas for Jean Fritz's popular children's
bio.

Best Wishes, Fred

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