Many thanks for writing, Hilary! As soon as I received the message from QC-ETANGLO list, I knew the list administrator was American. However, we have gone through the calendar and she now knows the variances in our holidays, e.g. Thanksgiving. In our family, as my mother was American, we were lucky and had two Thanksgiving Day celebrations. Our family still does this, even though my mother is deceased. I had often wondered if the American Thanksgiving Day and the Macy's Parade signalled the start of Christmas shopping for all south of the 49th! Muriel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilary Henkin" <hilary@proppersource.com> To: <CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [CCC] Post 1901 Census - House Petitions The calendar I bought at WalMart notes Canadian Thanksgiving as well as the United States' . . . Personally, I'm in favor of us in the U.S. moving our Thanksgiving holiday to mid-October. After all, it is the HARVEST holiday, and who's still harvesting in November?? Besides, that way, it wouldn't get lost in the Halloween-right-into-Christmas syndrome <g>! Hilary Henkin Atlanta, Georgia Grandparents married in Toronto, cousins still there.