Lizzie Borden Tantalizing Tidbit Posted

In addition to posting three dust jacket blurbs from the soon-to-be-published book Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River, the curator of the Fall River Historical Society has added yet another Lizzie Borden tantalizing tidbit to their web page. This one is a true mystery. Who could she be? […]

Lizzie’s Church For Sale

“The Bank” purchased the old Abbey Grill last year and has now put the structure up for sale. You can purchase it for almost $300,000 less than Maplecroft! Click on the image to see a larger version of it. I think, along with former City Counselor Steve Camara, that this would make a great disco! […]

Got $885,000? You can own Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft

The sign went up today. 306 French Street, the former home of Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma following Lizzie’s acquittal for the murder of her father and her stepmother in 1892, is once again for sale. Last August, the sale price was much lower. In the $600,000 range. Now it is a whopping $885,000. […]

Lizzie Borden’s Handwriting Analyzed

Today’s Fall River Herald News features an interesting piece about graphologist Janice Warren and her interpretation of Lizzie Borden’s character from analyzing her writing. In summarizing Borden, Warren said she was highly emotional, which could be masked by her staunch pride and perfectionism. Her lofty goals to live among the city’s high society on the […]

Jack Beeson dead at 88

The great American opera composer Jack Beeson has died at the age of 88. This from the Eugene Opera Company blog: Beeson’s next opera, Lizzie Borden, again based on an American subject, was commissioned by the Ford Foundation for the New York City Opera. Lizzie Borden tells the familiar story with less emphasis on the […]

Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective Reading Online

On Saturday, June 5, 2010, Richard Behrens did a book signing and reading of his new book, Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective. It was well attending and book sales were brisk! If you couldn’t be there, you can now, courtesy of the internet. I have posted the entire reading on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. If […]

Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective Reading and Book Signing Event

This Saturday, June 5, 2010, the Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing and reading of Richard Behrens’ new book, Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective. From noon until 2:30. 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA. Fall River Historical Society. Reading will take place in the garden at 1:00. From the back cover: