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McAninch Family History NewsletterVolume XVI, Number 4, October 10, 2008.
A clearing house for McAninch and related surnames [McAninch, McIninch, McNinch (-sh)]. Published Quarterly since 1993. Articles solicited, and Queries accepted.
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Table Of Contents |
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Miscellaneous info, Queries, and recent Nuggets (by States, alphabetical order) |
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Illinois (Cook County); Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin) |
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McA/I/Ninch in Canada 1881 Census |
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McAninch Marriages in Michigan, 1868-1925 |
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Some Notes on the New Year in a few ancient Calendars (‘New Year’s in chronological order) |
Hebrew -- 5769 (Hebrew year). 5769 is a Hebrew year that started Sept. 30, 2008 (Rosh Hashanah) |
and will end on Sept. 18, 2009. This year has 354 days. The traditional greeting is “Shanah Tovah” |
(L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu), “May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year!”. |
Islamic -- 1430 AH (“Al-Hijira”). Islamic New Year, Monday, December 29, 2008, marks the |
migration (Hegira) of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, which |
happened in the year 622 CE. The Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah)) occurs on the 10th to 15th |
day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th (last) month of the Islamic calendar (first week of December 2008). |
Chinese – 4707 (Year of the Ox) will begin on Monday, January 26, 2009. Gung Hay Fat Choy! |
It is believed that this calendar dates from the reign of Huang Di (61 years, 2637 BC to 2697 BC |
in the proleptic Gregorian calendar (ISO 8601)). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar |
This McAninch Family History Newsletter is Published by Frank and Jan (Mauk) McAninch |
17531 Montbury Circle, Huntington Beach, California 92649-4823 Telephone: 714-846-5134 |
Email: frank @ McAninch.net, FrankMcAninch @ alumni.uci.edu, mcaninch92649 @ verizon.net |
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McAninch Family History NL v.XVI n.4 / October 2008 / Copyright Frank McAninch / page 2008-25 |
Permission granted to copy freely for any non-commercial purpose except copyrights owned by others |