The War of Words
Today’s Boston Herald had a story on the lawsuit between The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. It appeared in the Business section. Pretty much the same thing we have been reading all along, but this piece is not just a rehash of other articles. There […]
Lizzie Borden Headlines and Falderal
So I get this blog alert that someone has been talking about Lizzie Borden on the Internets and I am intrigued because of the headline. Hmmm. Lizzie Borden whacks her father, step mother? That’s not right. She was acquitted. The source appears to be ProJo, which is the Providence Journal. So I click on the […]
Odd Auction with Inaccuracies
A website called USAUCTIONSLIVE.com has an unusual item for bid—not because the item itself is rare or original, but because the auction details and description are mostly incorrect. Plus they are using images of the filming of the Monsterquest show at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum to help sell their wares. The bible of Editha ellen […]
Cutting Remarks
Today in The Salem News, staff writers Chris Cassidy, Amanda McGregor, and Tom Dalton penned the following quip in a longer column about this and that: Cutting remarks Folks in Fall River have an ax to grind with Salem, according to that city’s hometown newspaper, The Herald News. With the opening of the Lizzie Borden […]
Today’s Lizzie Borden Headlines
Lizzie Borden B&B Lawsuit Details
After reading the text of the Lizzie Borden B&B, LLC, v. Leonard Pickel motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, the case is about trademark infringement. Reasons given: Plaintiff has a reasonable likelihood of succeeding on the merits of its federal trademark infringement claim under the Lanham Act a. Lizzie Borden Museum is […]
Lizzie Borden B&B Files Lawsuit Against Salem’s Lizzie
It is for real. The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum filed a lawsuit against The True Story of Lizzie Borden for trademark infringement. Read all about it here. Businesses battling for the Borden name Lizzie Borden By Grant Welker Herald News Staff Reporter Fall River — The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast showed it’s serious about protecting […]
Lizzie Borden and Modern Technology
This was a back cover I created for an issue of The Hatchet. Made me wonder what would be on Lizzie’s ipod playlist.
Borden Murder Recreation at 92 Second Street Today
It seems the Fall River Herald videotaped part of the tour that was presented today at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Here you can see an 8 and a half minute version.
“Lizzie is what we sell”
Excellent opinion article appeared today in the Fall River Herald. Dion: If anyone profits from murder, it should be Fall River By Marc Munroe Dion A bad joke. How bad are things in Fall River? Lizzie Borden moved away and she’s dead! Alright, so Lizzie’s still here, the only place she ever was and the […]
Second Street Construction
The new courthouse in Fall River, directly across from the Lizzie Borden B&B is getting larger and larger as the workmen continue the construction. This image was taken today from the side yard at the Borden house at 92 Second Street, looking across the street.
A Fine Time was had by All
The actors are changing out of their costumes after a long day of entertaining the crowds that attended this year’s re-enactment at the Lizzie Borden B&B. The tour was fabulous. The actors were excellent. The script was top notch. The costumes were perfect. Tour goers were all remarking how good they thought the event had […]
Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden Opens Soon
The True Story of Lizzie Borden, the new Lizzie Borden exhibit in Salem, MA, that is garnering all the headlines of late, will be open by the end of the week, according to proprietor Leonard Pickel. For further information, please visit the website of the venue. When it does open Mondo will post the details […]
The August 2008 Issue of The Hatchet is Online
The August 2008 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. 86 pages in length! If your web browser does not load the new page, don’t forget to hit your browser’s refresh button to make it seek out the new uploaded version […]
Leonard Pickel Salem’s Lizzie Borden Interview
MondoLizzie conducted this interview with Leonard Pickel in July. Pickel is the owner and curator of the new True Story of Lizzie Borden, opening soon in Salem, MA.
Sunday in Fall River and it is still all about Lizzie and Salem
Aren’t you glad the Fall River Herald is finally taking a stand on this important story? Since it is unsigned, one can assume it the the stance of the paper itself and its editor. I’m not sure that publishing Lizzie’s Johnnycake and Meatloaf recipes, which happened this week in the Fall River Herald, is not […]
New Book on Lizzie Borden
The Fall River Historical Society spoke to the Fall River Herald about their plans to publish a new book on the social history of Fall River as it relates to Lizzie Borden. It is sure to be a best seller! Here is a link to the article by Deborah Allard. Lizzie lives: Fall River’s most […]
Borden Murder Re-enactment Set for August 4
The Lizzie Borden B&B has finalized its plans for the annual re-enactment/observance of August 4th. Shelley Dziedzic, who plays Abby Borden, has blogged about the story here. The Fall River Herald has published the details here: Borden re-enactment, tour set Fall River —Monday marks the 116th anniversary of the ax murders of Lizzie Borden’s father […]