Recent History
Sagendorph served as the Almanac's editor until his death in 1970. His nephew, Judson D. Hale, Sr., took over and kept the Almanac true to the vision of his uncle. In 2000, the editorial reins were passed to Janice Stillman, the first woman in the Almanac's history to hold the position. She is the thirteenth person to hold the title of editor since it was first published in 1792. Hale still acts as the publication's editor-in-chief. In 1992, the Almanac's distribution passed the four million mark. It is still headquartered in Dublin, New Hampshire.
In the 1990s the editors decided to discontinue drilling the hole in the Almanac because it was costing them $40,000 a year and they felt that it was no longer needed. However, when the surveyed their subscribers, the response was overwhelmingly in favor of keeping the holes so the editors decided to continue drilling the holes.
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