In a message dated 98-01-02 14:01:07 EST, you write: << Thanks for the info on the old/new calendar. For some of us who are not as experienced with this, could you please tell us the difference and give us the exact date this "change" took place? >> A couple of people have asked for a more detailed explanation on the subject of "calendar change"... Prior to 1752, all British colonies were still on the Julian Calendar. In 1752, all of Britain made the switch to the Gregorian Calendar, which is the one we use today. The Julian Calendar was an ecclesiastical calendar dating back to 325 AD. On this calendar, the first day of the year was March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation (which occurs 9 months before Christmas). Therefore, on this calendar, March is the first month of the year. When interpreting dates in the British Colonies, prior to 1752, you need to be aware that they were using a different calendar. (This problem does not occur in New Netherlands, however, because the Dutch did not use the Julian calendar. The Quakers didn't always use them either--they had to for business purposes, but their church records were usually not on the Julian calendar.) Prior to 1752, if a date is written as 2/8/1750 or 2nd 8th mo 1750, it is the 2nd of October 1750. This is pretty simple. It becomes more complicated if the date is in the period between Jan 1 and Mar 25. Let's say the date is 2nd 11th mo 1750. This would be the 2nd of Jan 1750--but on the Gregorian calendar it would actually be in 1751. This date should be rendered as 2 Jan 1750/51. This indicates that the date in the original record was 1750, but that on the modern (Gregorian) calendar it was actually in 1751. ("Double dating" should not be used after 1752, but you may find that some early record keepers did it anyway--I guess they wanted to keep us on our toes!!) For a more detailed discussion of this matter, you can read the section "Calendars" in The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy by Val D. Greenwood. It is in nearly every genealogical library. I hope this will help those who still had questions on the matter! Sue