Not all of the elements below will appear in every almanac. If an element doesn't appear, the field is left blank.

TITLE

This is for the title of the almanac. It does not include any beginning articles like a, an, the, nor punctuation if there is any as the first character, like the (Old) Farmer's Almanac.

REGION

This is for the area that the almanac is intended. Often, there will be a statement the almanac is for the Boston area or Vermont. If there is more than one region given, the first one is used.

AUTHOR

Not often, the author of the almanac is given. This is listed as last name, first name. If it is in the form of something like Poor Richard, the author's name is given just as it is. Some almanacs were used as advertising vehicles; the company's name is used.

PUBLISHER

The publisher is usually distinguished by a phrase such as "printed for" or even the obvious "published by." If the almanac is a company's advertising vehicle, the company will also be the publisher. Copyright statements are also useful for determining the publisher.

PRINTER

The printer is usually identified in small type at the bottom of the cover or title page, sometimes on the last page. It is most often very straightforward, "Printed by"

STATE

This is the state in which the almanac was printed or published.

CITY

This is the city in which the almanac was printed or published.

DATE

This is the date for which the almanac was printed. Usually, there is a statement, "for the year 1879." If there is no statement like this, than the date it was printed or copyrighted was used.

NUMBER

Some almanacs also have a number.

NOTES

This is where information is put that may be important, but there isn't anyplace to put it in the preceding columns.

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