Machen's parents were Arthur Webster Machen (born July 20, 1847, he died in 1915) and Mary (Minnie) Jones (born June 17, 1849, she died in 1931).
10 Welsh words now in the OED
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1. Calennig, n. A New Year's gift. Also: the practice or custom observed
on the morning of New Year's Day, usually by children, of going from door...
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I am excited to make the link between J. Gresham Machen whose Greek grammer I struggled through and the Machens of Walney, Va near where I live. Thank you for this blog. I just read "Walney" by Elizabeth Brown Pryor and although there is no mention of J. Gresham Machen it is an amazing picture of the family he came from. Hooray for classical education!
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