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 HISTORICAL REFERENCES: New year's Calls, Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 29, 1855.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 PodcastAmerican History PodcastCan We Cult PodcastCanadian True Crime PodcastCrime Crazy PodcastEverything Is Awesome PodcastMartinis and the Macabre PodcastMurderish PodcastMurder She Spoke PodcastPhysical Attraction PodcastRedHanded PodcastSaed's Room PodcastShattered Worlds RPG PodcastStat! PodcastStrange Animals PodcastSuper Serious Social Justice PodcastTales from the Fandom PodcastThe Scary Sisters PodcastThe Story Behind PodcastThe Trail Went Cold PodcastTrue Crime Fan Club PodcastTrue Crime FinlandTrue Crime Sweden PodcastUnder The Midnight Sun PodcastWeird Sh*t PodcastWe’re All Just Pretending PodcastWives Tales PodcastMichael 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 Licensehttp://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 PODCASTTO 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