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The Year We Predicted Snow for July and August

Welcome to the October 2014 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH. The Year We Predicted Snow for July and August And it turned out there was lots of it that summer!Get Your FREE Guide to Autumn […]

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The Tale of the Whaling Ship Essex | Still An Incredible Story

Welcome to the August 2014 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH. Still An Incredible Story We all know the ship Essex was sunk by a whale. It was a bizarre enough event for the instant creation […]

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The Difference Between Men and Women

Welcome to the July 2014 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH. The Difference Between Men and Women Several years ago, we asked readers of The Old Farmer’s Almanac to address this subject. Dozens wrote us their […]

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What’s Funny and What’s Not

Welcome to the March 2014 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. What’s Funny and What’s Not It’s often difficult to predict. For instance … Some years ago we published the following short piece by Frank J. […]

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When a Bull Wasn’t a Bull

Welcome to the January 2014 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, N.H When a Bull Wasn’t a Bull  Years ago, New Englanders were very careful when speaking about sex and romance…… We New Englanders may be noted […]

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Something About New England Humor

Welcome to the November 2013 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH.   Something About New England Humor Some say there’s no such thing as pure regional humor. Possibly…except in New England, that is.   E. B. […]

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A Modest Proposal for Columbus Day

Welcome this edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire.   A Modest Proposal Might we consider changing the name of Columbus day? It seems to me that in recent years, Columbus Day has lost a little of […]

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Two New England Dreams

Welcome to the July 2013 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH. Two New England Dreams Operating an inn or country store seems to be the ultimate lifelong fantasy for many. But, beware, there are pitfalls…Get Your […]

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Adding Twigs to the Family Tree

Welcome to the June 2013 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, NH. Adding Twigs to the Family Tree It’s a fun endeavor, but you better be prepared for some surprises …Get Your FREE Guide to Autumn in […]

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About “Peepehs” and Peas….

Welcome to the May 2013 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, the Editor-in-Chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, N.H.   About “Peepehs” and Peas….   Both are integral parts of a New England spring…      […]