Another Lizzie Borden Tidbit
The folks at the Fall River Historical Society have added another “tantalizing tidbit” from their forthcoming book on Lizzie Borden—Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. This time it is a Lizzie Borden letter! I wonder what goes in the blanks. Let’s guess!
Quequechan River From the Past
Fall River’s Quequechan River used to flow fairly freely through the city, starting at the Watuppa Pond and exiting at the Taunton River. This River powered Fall River’s mills and help to make Fall River the largest cotton manufacturing city in the US. According to Fall River, Massachusetts: A City of Opportunity 1914, “Quequechan” means […]
Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare
Ric Rebelo is working on a master’s project titled Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare. It is all about the Lizzie Borden case and asks the question Who Killed the Bordens? Five minutes of the project has been put together and posted on YouTube. It stars your truly (in my worst hairdo ever!), Len Rebello, author of […]
Stop Action Lizzie Borden
Creative little film by TheUnadoyle. 40 seconds in length.
Fall River Historical Society Carries Lizzie Borden and PearTree Press
The Fall River Historical Society, both online and in the brick and mortar gift shop on Rock Street, carries many Lizzie Borden items for sale, including the publications of PearTree Press. Check them out for the two latest issues of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History, The Preliminary Hearing in […]
Fall River Boys Photographer Coming to Fall River
The Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing on June 13 for photographer Richard Renaldi, the author of Fall River Boys. The book is garnering rave reviews. The signing is from noon until 2:30PM at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA. It will be the first Fall River […]
Paranormal Lizzie Borden Talk in NY
On May 31, at 3:00 pm at the Polaris Theatre in New York City, paranormal expert Al Rauber will be presenting “The Lizzie Tapes.” On Sunday, May 31st at 3pm, Sturges Paranormal is pleased to announce a lecture presented by Al Rauber. The price for this lecture is $20 at the door or you can […]
Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River
The new book on Lizzie Borden and Fall River, due out late this year, and written by the curatorial staff of the Fall River Historical Society, promises to be a humdinger. According to a “tantalizing tidbit” on the FRHS website, we will finally find out the identity of Todd Lunday, author of the 1893 pamphlet […]
Fall River History Club for May
The Fall River History Club is presenting a talk by Dave Jennings titled “The Battle of Fall River.” The talk is free, and open to the public. WHERE: Fall River Public Library WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 6:30 PM. Please tell your friends!
New Fall River Historical Society Website Launched
The new Fall River Historical Society website was launched today, and it promises to be an active site that you should plan to return to often! Not only is it easier to navigate, looks great, and is up to date, but it also has an entire section on the Society’s new publication: Parallel Lives: A […]
Alice Russell, Lizzie Borden’s “Turncoat Friend”
It happened today. Alice Russell’s former abode on Hillside Street, in Fall River, Massachusetts, was razed to the ground, along with the other 7 homes on the same block, to make way for a parking lot. Gone forever. Shame on you SouthCoast Hospital Group for destroying another neighborhood. Shame on you for taking 8 houses […]
Fall River Historical Society Opens
The Fall River Historical Society has opened for the season. Museum Hours: May through October: Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tours: Beginning on the hour from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m, excepting 12:00 noon. Additional Weekend Hours: June through September: Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tours: Beginning on the hour from […]
Lizzie Borden Society Forum Trouble
For the past six days, the Lizzie Borden Society Forum has been experiencing intermittent problems. I have alerted the service provider and they have been working on the problem. Unfortunately, the problem keeps changing, and just when they think they have resolved the matter, something else happens. I am fearful that the provider is now […]