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It was a very popular custom, during the 19th century, for people to make a short visit to their friends and neighbors on New Year’s day or eve. In this episode, we will discuss that tradition, and our own effort to revive it, here in the internet age.   HISTORICAL REFERENCES:   New year's Calls, Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 29, 1855.   New Year's Day, Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 02, 1858.   The Fat Man's New Year Calls, Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 02, 1861.   PARTICIPATING PODCASTS AND LISTENERS:   36 Times Podcast American History Podcast Can We Cult Podcast Canadian True Crime Podcast Crime Crazy Podcast Everything Is Awesome Podcast Martinis and the Macabre Podcast Murderish Podcast Murder She Spoke Podcast Physical Attraction Podcast RedHanded Podcast Saed's Room Podcast Shattered Worlds RPG Podcast Stat! Podcast Strange Animals Podcast Super Serious Social Justice Podcast Tales from the Fandom Podcast The Scary Sisters Podcast The Story Behind Podcast The Trail Went Cold Podcast True Crime Fan Club Podcast True Crime Finland True Crime Sweden Podcast Under The Midnight Sun Podcast Weird Sh*t Podcast We’re All Just Pretending Podcast Wives Tales Podcast Michael Hoggett (listener) Jane "Sunflower" Doe (listener)   CO-HOST & EXTRO APHORISM (voice): Kit Caren   HOST INTRO: Nina Innstead   MUSIC:   Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by/3.0   The Curtain Rises   I Knew A Guy   Daytime TV Theme   Deadly Roulette   isisip:   Auld Lang Sybe - piano music   SOUND EFFECTS:   Freesound.org   Voyage400   EXTRO APHRORISM:   Source: Chesterton, G.K., A Chesterton Calendar, New Year's Day (1912).   SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR!   This episode was brought to you by Sudio Sweden headphones   Use the discount code "FORGOTTEN" for 15% OFF on ANY purchase.   CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com   Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast   Twitter:   @NewsForgotten @KitCaren   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT!   Just click on this PAYPAL link, to contribute.   Thank You! Thank You! Thank You