"J. Gruber's Hagers-Town Town and Country Almanack," 1908
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Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. John Gruber began publishing the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack in 1797. It is the second oldest almanac still published in the United States.
Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. John Gruber began publishing the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack in 1797. It is the second oldest almanac still published in the United States.
Artifact
Almanac
Date Made
1908
Subject Date
1908
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
31.2055.69.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.875 in
Width: 7 in
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