Eric, If you are thinking about the Disney model when you speak of such gross distortions then lets speak of that, for even there what you say is perhaps couched in your own biases and may not be strictly fair. I assume by "Disney model" you are speaking of the historical theme park that was planned but not built in Virginia. All that I know of this park is what was said of it by its enemies (enemies as least partly because they didn't want a big tourist attraction in their neighborhood). I don't know for a fact that the park would have made gross distortions, and I very much doubt if you know that for a fact either, since you probably don't know any more about it either. And the park was never built, so you are speaking of something that does not and never did exist. I suspect that if the Disney historical theme park was built that it would have presented the generalized and simplified history. I am not sure that that constitutes a gross distortion. Certainly it is not complete but what name any text or display that actually does display such a thing. It is presented for an audience that wants to see an overview, and if they become further interested in history then they can come to our museums and learn more. I don't see what is seriously wrong with that. Yes, theme parks and museums are (thankfully) different in their approach. But let us not get caught in the situation of as representatives of one talking about how the other is bad. It is not constructive and it is not nice. Kevin McCartney, Ph.D. Associate Prof., Geology Director, Northern Maine Museum of Science University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME 04769