Plez A. Transou
Almanacs have been in existence for many years and the word is familiar to most Masons. Everyone at some time or other has either seen, read, or purchased a copy of the Old Farmers’ Almanac which is sold in many supermarts and book stores. Some Masons have heard that there have been Masonic Almanacs and also Anti-Masonic Almanacs, but few of them have ever seen a copy or have one in their personal libraries. In keeping with the purpose of the Masonic Book Club to reproduce out-of-print Masonic books, your officers decided to publish facsimiles of a Masonic Almanac and of an Anti- Masonic Almanac. For those of our members who would like to secure a broad background of the general subject of Almanacs before reading the facsimiles and the Commentary, there is an Appendix with a detailed coverage that presents adequate background information. We were fortunate in securing an experienced, devoted, and enthusiastic member of the Craft to make a study of this subject, select the books to be reproduced, and to prepare the fine commentary contained in this book.
