Monticello Newsletter: Winter 2006

Contents

President's Letter

From the History Files

• Benjamin F. Ficklin, Monticello's colorful Confederate owner

• Caretaker Contributed to Monticello's decline

• A narrow escape from the British, thanks to Jack Jouett

On the Mountaintop and Beyond

• Construction Work begins for visitor center

• Reserved tickets are now available online

• International fellows enrich scholarship

• Jefferson stands tall in Paris

• Education Department celebrates 20th year

• DAACS team gets down to work in Jamaica

• Collaborative digs conducted on Nevis

• Montalto structures razed

• Monticello Explorer wins a Webby Award

• News and Notes about Monticello