Julian vs. Gregorian Dates
I asked a question about Sverige, Stockholm—Register till kyrkoböcker, 1546–1927 [Del 9][MQQV-R1Z] (SWEDEN) and received some responses including one that said the problem [with the instructions] was fixed. A change was made, but it is still unclear to me how we are to handle dates for this project prior to 1753. The instructions say, "The Gregorian calendar was adopted in Sweden in March 1753. Prior to 1753, the year on the Julian calendar began in March and continued to the next February. This would mean that the 3rd month in 1699 would be May. In the Gregorian calendar adopted in 1753, the 3rd month would be
March." Then there is a link to a date converter. However, the date converter uses the names of months NOT the numbers. So if the date in the project is 5/3 1704, do I put 5 March 1704 into the calculator or 5 May 1704?
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If you have month names, then you don't need a converter: those didn't change. March was never May.
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