Leave Lizzie Borden Alone!
A Fall River man voices his opinions on the recent lawsuit against the new True Story of Lizzie Borden exhibit in Salem, MA, by the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River.
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Lizzie Borden Live’s Schedule Announced
The new one-woman show, Lizzie Borden Live, written and starring Jill Dalton and directed by Jack McCullough, has a nice assortment of performances lined up around the nation. Perhaps they are coming to a theatre near you! Sunday Sept.7, 2008, 3:00 pm 78th Street Theatre Lab, 236 W. 78th St.,NYC,Between B’way & Amsterdam Sunday Oct. […]
If Lizzie Borden Had a Flavor
New Lizzie Mini Unveiled
Filmmaker Richard Behrens has done it again . . . he has created another wonderful little film that focuses, this time, on an experiment that was done at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in May where a group of case studiers tested the time that it would have taken Bridget to run from the Borden house […]
Fall River History Club
The Fall River History Club is holding its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:30PM at the Fall River Public Library. The public is encouraged to attend and join—there are no dues to become a member. This month’s speaker is Nick Niles who will give a talk on the Providence Tool Company. […]
Lizzie Borden’s Museum Expected to be Tacky, According to Arizona
In a letter to the editor of the Arizona Republic, a Chandler resident voices her opinion that a new museum devoted to true crime artifacts, like the Lindbergh killer’s electric chair, is in bad taste. She bases her views on being the “adult child of a convicted murderer.” She tries to make her point in […]
Hearing in Lizzie Borden B&B Lawsuit Set
A hearing on the motion for a Temporary Restraining Order for Preliminary Injunction in the case of Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast, LLC v. Pickel et al has been set for September 25 at 2PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young.
All Things Considered and Lizzie Borden
August 14, 2008. NPR. All Things Considered. Lizzie Borden Museum Has Ax To Grind by Andrea Shea Listen Now [3 min 40 sec] An 1890 portrait of Lizzie Borden, two years before her parents were murdered. She was accused, and acquitted, of the crime. Enlarge Charles Krupa A 2001 shot of the Lizzie Borden bed-and-breakfast […]
Letter to the Editor RE Salem Lizzie v Fall River Lizzie
Today’s Salem News published a letter to the editor by a resident of Fall River. The author, of course, claims that Lizzie belongs in and to Fall River. Read about it here. And so it goes.
New Images from Inside The True Story of Lizzie Borden
WBUR in Boston ran a story about Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden today. They provided a link to some great images on Flickr taken from inside the facility. Love the skulls! Love the grave monument. Looks fascinating to me!
NPR’s Morning Edition and Lizzie Borden
WBUR’S images from inside the Salem exhibit. Today’s Morning Edition on NPR did a story on the legal dispute between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum and Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden. The transcript follows the link to listen to the story. Listen here to the story. An Axe To Grind By Andrea Shea BOSTON, Mass. […]
Literary Hatchet Accepting Submissions
The second issue of The Literary Hatchet is accepting submissions for its October issue. We accept poetry, prose, short stories, and humor pieces on the following themes: true crime, Victoriana, Lizzie Borden, Fall River, murder, mystery, Victorian history, death, and gothic interests. Please submit your original, never before published, works to peartreepress (at) mac.com. Submissions […]
Lizzie Roundup
8-8-08 Wedding photos taken at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum. [A Woman and Her Blog] A new blog is online that details the workings and goings-on of Pear Essentials Productions, the group that puts on Lizzie Borden B&B recreations. Nice job! [PEP] Wanna know how much Andew’s 1892 inheritance is worth in today’s dollars? [Inflation Calculator] […]
TV News and Lizzie and Salem
Posted today on FOX 25 TV News site: Click here to see the video. By noticing the file footage they used, you can tell the camera crew did not go to Fall River to do the story. They are using very old shots of Maplecroft when it was a B&B (for about a day) and […]
Salem News and Lizzie Borden, Who Owns Her?
A new article posted on August 9, 2008, in the Salem News, on the lawsuit filed against The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem, Massachusetts, by the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/Museum. Lizzie Borden B&B wants Salem attraction to ax the name By Chris Cassidy STAFF WRITER SALEM — It hasn’t even opened yet, […]
Boston Herald and Lizzie Borden
Today’s Boston Herald.
Fall River v. Salem
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