The Year Ahead – January 7

In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.

January 7 – Some Orthodox Christian churches continue to use the Julian calendar and celebrate Christmas today. Learn how to convert between the Julian and Gregorian calendars www.stevemorse.org/jcal/julian.html

This website even shows when each country switched over. Being from the United States of America, I decided to see what they had.

Country                                                 Last Julian Date            First Gregorian Date

United States – British Colonies          Sep 2, 1752                    Sept 14, 1752

United States – French Colonies          1582                               1582

United States – Spanish Colonies        1582                               1582

United States – Alaska                         Oct 6, 1867                     Oct 18, 1867     

*Note: Alaska skipped 11 days instead of 12 because it flipped over the dateline as it made the change

Canada                                                  Sep 2, 1752                    Sept 14, 1752

Canada, Nova Scotia                            Sep 2, 1752                    Sept 14, 1752

*Note: Nova Scotia used Gregorian calendar from 1605 to Oct 13, 1710 and then switched back to Julian Calendar

Remember to have fun and Just Do Genealogy!