E16 The Old Farmer's Almanac

This week Anna dives into a staple of the podcast, and the oldest continuously published periodical in North America: The Old Farmer's Almanac! We get into the history, its harsh competition, the successes and major blunders, and just how useful an almanac truly is! And did the FBI apprehend Caleb Weatherbee? We have NO clue!

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Sources:

The Old Farmers’ Almanac Documentary Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkGlxKId7gk

• The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 2026, Yankee Publishing Inc., 2025 (pages 8, 10, 13, 14, 91, 97, 253, 254, 256)
• Cover Photo Pic: https://www.almanac.com/sites/default/files/oldfarmersalmanaccover.jpg
• https://historyfacts.com/us-history/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-farmers-almanac/
• https://www.morningagclips.com/the-old-farmers-almanac-vs-farmers-almanac/
• https://www.almanac.com/life-and-times-robert-b-thomas
• https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/tag/robert-bailey-thomas/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bailey_Thomas
• https://www.almanac.com/history-old-farmers-almanac