--OR a profound connection, since several authors are calling the Iraq fiasco merely the latest of America's "Indian Wars." Hmmmm I ordered my tickets for 12-13 May recently via a very convoluted process of incessant click-ons to various sites, most of which were irrelevant to the 400th activies on "the Island." Starting with the official Colonial Williamsburg website, I was as likely to get dinner reservations at The King's Arms as I was to see the Queen's Head! I almost gave up--which probably disqualifies me as a hardy colonist who would have persisted through the tortures of 1607. CW appears like the 600 pound gorilla in the room, and if there is a dedicated website JUST FOR JAMESTOWN TICKETING, I missed it amid the special packages for Busch Gardens, etc. Once my purchase was finally confirmed, the site indicated that the tickets would be sent out shortly before May, but the CW email followup asked when I would pick them up, which would be a rather long commute from St. Louis. My tickets also read 9 AM for both days. Any clue as to what that means (as in they expire by noon)? I hope the process can be streamlined or made more user-friendly soon, and I suspect that a lot of locals expect to drive out to the familiar sites at the last moment, sans advanced ticketing. Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to ALL Fred Fausz, in the land of raging Winter AND Summer storms and persistent power outages. Jefferson really needs to do something about this Louisiana Purchase "wilderness" To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html