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The History of New Year’s with Dr. Alexis McCrossen
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The History of New Year’s with Dr. Alexis McCrossen

PreserveCast · Preservation Maryland

December 29, 202543m 0s

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Show Notes

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As we await 2026 we're talking with Dr. Alexis McCrossen, an author and Professor of History at Southern Methodist University, who is now working on book about the history of New Year’s observances in the United States, tentatively titled, Time’s Touchstone: New Year’s in American Life. She is also the author of Holy Day, Holiday: The American Sunday (Cornell University Press, 2000) and Marking Modern Times: Clocks, Watches and Other Timekeepers in American Life (University of Chicago Press, 2013).