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Where Do You Keep Your Almanac?

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Where's Your Almanac? Share Your Favorite Spot!

Written By: Carol Connare Editor-in-Chief, The Old Farmer's Almanac

Where do you keep your Almanac? In the kitchen, the barn, the bathroom? Please tell us—and enjoy our fun video showing off the different places where we keep our copy.

Back in the 1700s, when we made our earliest Almanacs, readers discovered how useful the Almanac was in their daily lives and wanted it close at hand. So, it was a simple matter of taking a nail, punching a hole through the Almanac, tying a string around it, and then hanging it up in a handy spot, such as the barn, kitchen, or even the outhouse. 

Today, we have a punched hole in the classic paperback Almanac that you would find at the newsstand. (Note: We also produce a hardcover edition and put no hole in it, of course. And we do a “softcover” version —the same paper inside as the hardcover, plus extra reference pages—for bookstores, which is too thick to punch.)

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Some of us still hang the Almanac, perhaps on a bulletin board in the kitchen or the barn. Others don’t hang up the Almanac but keep a copy in their car or, ahem, in their bathroom. 

Tell us: Where do you keep your Almanac? We’d love to hear from you!  And if you haven’t picked a copy, the newest Almanac is now available on Amazon or in local retail stores here. 

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Carol Connare

Carol Connare

Editor-in-Chief, The Old Farmer's Almanac

Carol Connare is the 14th Editor-in-Chief in the history of The Old Farmer’s Almanac (founded in 1792!), and the second woman to hold the title.As editor, Carol leads a team of talented writers and ed...
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Comments

<span>Virgie M Bishop</span> Tue, 08/27/2024 - 21:14
My almanac is kept next to my computer so that I can note plant days and other items on the calendar.
<span>Sue</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 15:30
Our copy is kept in the bathroom basket of other magazines and reading materials.
<span>Joe M.</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 13:02
mine is kept on a cup hook on a bar stool that holds various computer goodies. nandy for reference use.
<span>Richard Baker</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 11:59
We keep it on the night stand by the bed.
<span>Barbie</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 11:01
My mom usually buys me a hard cover copy. It currently sits in the living room.
<span>Jt Michaels</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 10:20
Usually on the end table right next to my favorite chair but it often ends up on the kitchen table!
<span>Marilyn Gabler</span> Sun, 08/18/2024 - 08:51
I keep my Almanac on the top shelf of my bookcase,