Halloween Strange World Radio
Wanna hear some good old fashioned whodunits or just plain things that go bump in the night scary stories. Try out Strange World Radio, Paranormal Podcast Talk and Old Time Radio. They offer a little bit of everything—Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, The Whistler. Wonderful old radio shows (Lux Radio, Mercery Theatre, Lights […]
See Fall River and Lizzie Borden from the Air
Photo by Terence Duniho. On November 17, from 9am until 4pm, the New Bedford Pilots Association to benefit the People Acting in Community Endeavors’ holiday toy drive will be offering 20 minute sightseeing plane rides of local communities. The 12th annual fundraiser at the Nor’East aviation terminal at New Bedford Municipal Airport. The price is […]
If Only the Bordens Had One of These
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Dickie Does Jack the Ripper
Would you like to take the COMPLETE Jack the Ripper tour in London? Well, someone taped it for you and here it is in 12 parts. It is fascinating! Ripping Yarns Ltd, the original and authentic Jack the Ripper started giving guided tours around Whitechapel in 1992, for many years we have gained knowledge and […]
Victorian Trading Cards
I have been a collector of Victorian trading cards for some time, with a focus on Fall River, MA (of course!). I use reproductions of them as art for The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies and display them around my living space to remind me of times gone past. There is a wonderful site […]
Lizzie Borden Tattoo — Ouch!
Woweezoweee! From WooIsMe on Flickr. Link. Per the request of WooIsMe, I have removed the image of the tattoo. It was a fabulous tattoo, by the way! (November 23, 2008 edit)
Lizzie Borden Tote Quack Quack
Found this very cute tote bag for sale. The creator claims it is a “Lizzie Borden” tote because the chick carries and axe. Very original. $30 from Etsy. Description She’s a real killer! This little chickie is made of cream and yellow felt. She has a black antique button for her eye and holds a […]
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Crazy YouTube Videos Causing Blog to Hang
I posted a bunch of YouTube videos on Poltergeists recently and because they merely LINK to YouTube and YouTube is having issues today for some reason loading videos, the entire site here is/was hanging. The only way to fix the problem was to delete the posts that have the LINKS in them. So if YOU […]
Lizzie Rubrik’s Cube
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Jack the Ripper — Ripper Notes
If you are into other true crime cases like I am (especially Victorian ones), I highly recommend subscribing to a Jack the Ripper journal tltled Ripper Notes: The International Journal for Ripper Studies. I cannot get enough of this informative, interesting, and well crafted magazine. Editor Dan Norder does a yeoman’s job at pulling together […]
New Bed and Breakfast in Fall River
168 Belmont Street, the Victorian home of Richard Cormier and Judith Levesque, has just received a variance from the Fall River Zoning Board to convert their existing single family dwelling into a bed and breakfast and install a non-illuminated wall sign. The house looks like a lovely place to visit and just around the corner […]
Fall River a Ghetto: Part Three 2
In recent posts, I noted that while Fall River is well regarded as being one of the top 10 least segregated cities in the county for blacks, it is at the same time infamous for appearing second on the list of most segregated cities in the nation for Latinos. All this is based on census […]
Happy 147th Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden, born July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Fall River a Ghetto, Part Two
On the heels of my post on police officers advising a fellow cop not to move to Fall River because it is a “Ghetto,” came this report culled from census records that gives Fall River the distinction to be one of the least segregated cities for blacks in the United States. Now what does that […]
Fall River a Ghetto?
I found a question posted on a site called Officer.com from a man who was thinking of relocating to the east coast and wondered about living in Fall River. The responses he got from contributors on the site’s forum was surprising to say the least. Officer.com seems to be a catch all site for law […]
Barbie Garden
Completely off topic, but fascinating to me, is this odd little find. While out taking photos I came across this Barbie doll garden in Mattapoisett, MA. At first I thought it was some sort of play area for a child, but then I saw the stone marker that designated this as an “official” Barbie Garden. […]