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Friday Night Flicks in Fall River

Arts United Fall River and the First Congregational Church Present: FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS! FREE! Classic Comedies from Hollywood’s Golden Era Every Friday night through July EXCEPT July 3rd. Each film is introduced by Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., who presents a short, entertaining talk about the movie and its context within the fascinating history of American filmmaking. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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 […]

Trolley Tracks

Just this last Wednesday, the Fall River History Club was mesmerized by a talk by George Petrin in the history of the Trolley system in Fall River. The talk was entertaining, informative, and loved by one and all. George’s interest in his subject is apparent—and contagious! Then, just yesterday, as I was driving on North […]

Huge Success for Ken Champlin and the Fall River History Club

The Fall River History Club’s guest speaker tonight was Fall River historian Ken Champlin. He gave a totally fascinating talk on his recent discoveries on the Fisk family and the underground railroad in the city. We had our largest audience to date: 50 folks, who came out to the library in a snowstorm to hear […]

1000 Valentines for the Troops

UPDATE: George Delaney posted his photographs of the event on Flikr. Don’t miss it! The event held today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service was a huge success! 1000 Valentines for the Troops was organized to create valentines and banners to send to the men and women serving in Iraq […]

Mondo Lizzie Borden and the Blogger’s Code of Ethics

Mondo Lizzie Borden has always endorsed a blogger’s code of ethics. It is great to see more and more online journalists taking this all to heart and joining in the commitment. Our rules have always been simple: If a mistake is made, it is corrected in the right way with the mistake crossed out and […]

Secrets of the Dead: The Crippen Case

I must admit, before watching this documentary on the new research into the Hawley Crippen case I believed in his guilt. However, once I was shown the most recent DNA evidence that this film explores, I am less sure of the outcome. I am not entirely a believer in the planted evidence theory, but things […]

Reminder: Fall River History Club Meets Tonight

Just a reminder: The Fall River History Club meets tonight, September 17, at 6:30 PM at the Fall River Public Library. The informal talk being given by Bob Kitchen is on the topic of early Fall River entertainments, focusing on circuses and wild west shows. The event is free and open to the public. Next […]

Zodiac Killer Found?

This is big if it proves to be true. Jack Tarrance. He may be a household word in a few weeks. Read all about it here. Watch the news here.

Kid from Fall River

E.J. Dionne is a substantial journalist. He works for the Washington Post and appears frequently as a commentator on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Meet the Press. He wrote a sweet piece about being from Fall River and Ted Kennedy that you might find interesting. It captures the spirit of Massachusetts very nicely. Oh, […]

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. […]