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Farmers’ Almanac Timeline
1818 – The first edition of Farmers’ Almanac is printed by editor David Young, Philom., and publisher Jacob Mann, in Morristown, N.J.
1852 – David Young dies. Astronomer Samuel Hart Wright succeeds him as editor.
1875 – Samuel Wright Hart dies. His son, Berlin Hart Wright, succeeds him as calculator.
1934 – Ray Geiger becomes the sixth editor of the Farmers’ Almanac.
1949 –Ann and Ray Geiger publish the rights to Almanac Publishing Company/Farmers’ Almanac. Geiger Bros. produces and distributes the Farmers’ Almanac.
1955 – The Almanac Publishing Company moves to its current office in Lewiston, Maine.
1979 –Ray Geiger’s son, Peter Geiger is named Associate Editor.
1994 – Ray Geiger, the Farmers’ Almanac’s longest-serving editor, dies. Peter Geiger succeeds him as editor.
1995 – The first edition of the Farmers’ Almanac expanded periodical edition is released to the retail market.
1997 – Farmersalmanac.com is launched, bringing the timeless appeal that made the Farmers’ Almanac a household name to a whole new audience.
2003 – The Almanac Publishing Company partners with Buy the Farm LLC. The Savannah, Georgia-based startup licenses the Farmers’ Almanac for video, television, Internet, and new media. The company forms Farmers’ Almanac TV as their production and distribution entity.
2005 – Farmers’ Almanac TV produces “Almanacs: A Living History”, a two-hour educational video on the evolution of almanacs.
2006 – “Farmers’ Almanac TV” debuts on more than 200 public television stations in 38 states. The flagship half-hour weekly series is the first to be produced by Farmers’ Almanac TV.
2007 – “Farmers’ Almanac TV Presents, the second series from Farmers’ Almanac TV, airs on Blue Highways TV, a startup cable network.
2007 – “Farmers’ Almanac TV: airs its second season on public television, broadcasting in more than 45 states and reaches roughly 90% of the public television households (analog and digital).
2007 – Farmers’ Almanac re-launches FarmersAlmanac.com to create a more engaging, interactive user experience including special features available to site members only.
2007 – Farmers’ Almanac announces the release of its first Bookstore Edition, featuring 32 additional pages of weather advice, gardening tips, recipes, and helpful hints.
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Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
July 16th - July 19th
- Northeast U.S.
Thundery, showery New England, turning fair. Severe thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic States.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Showers and thundery weather for the Great lakes region, then skies turning fair.
- Southeast U.S.
Scattered showers, thunderstorms.
- North Central U.S.
Windy.
- South Central U.S.
Windy, squalls Southern Plains.
- Northwest U.S.
Drying out, gusty winds.
- Southwest U.S.
Windy.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
