1883 Fall River Atlas in High Resolution
The men of the Fall River Historical Society (Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette) shared with me a wonderful thing that I now wish to share with you. The State Library of Massachusetts has digitized and placed online the complete volume of the 1883 Fall River City Atlas. It is a lovely thing to behold […]
Lizzie Borden Goings On
Currently it is 89 degrees (feels like temp is 97) and the humidity is at 63% in Fall River, Massachusetts. Tomorrow, the 120th anniversary of the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden, the weather is expected to be slightly cooler but with a higher humidity. It will be much warmer here today than it was […]
Quequechan Club is Closed
Another depressing event happened in Fall River today. The 116-year-old Quequechan Club has closed its doors due to lack of membership. Read the story here. The Quequechan Club first opened on July 18, 1895, in the William Mason homestead at 306 N. Main St. Once a men’s only social club, it drew the city’s upper […]
News for Hatchet Readers
“There’s nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” Winston Churchill It should come at no surprise that at the new year we would bring some changes to The Hatchet. We love the evolving nature of web and magazine design and have a long history of adjusting the company’s business model to […]
Lizzie Borden website redesign complete
The redesign of LizzieAndrewBorden.com is complete. This blog, as you now can see, also has been given a makeover using the same theme, but with a different skin. The transformation took much longer than anticipated because the main site was moving from HTML to WordPress. I find WordPress a flexible framework that allows for effortless […]
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft Porch Through the Years
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New Lizzie Borden Museum Collection
The wonderful folks at the Fall River Historical Society in Fall River, MA, have done it again! Usually, when the holiday season rolls around, they carefully wrap up and store away all of their Lizzie Borden artifacts until the spring. I mean, who wants to enjoy the celebration of the season with a visit to […]
The Hatchet, 2011, is Online!
The long awaited first issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian America is online for sale to subscribers. In this issues is the first and only long-form interview with Michael Martins and Dennis Binette on the writing of Parallel Lives: A Social History of Fall River and Her Fall River. In […]
Parallel Lives Index Completed!
This is a message for all Hatchet subscribers and to any others who want to purchase a copy of the forthcoming Parallel LIves: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River by the Fall River Historical Society. I have been working diligently on the index for the book for months and I […]
Hatchet Subscriptions on Sale Now!
The Hatchet is an online journal devoted to the examination and investigation of true crime, Victorian America, mysteries, and the Borden Murders of 1892. Written for both the novice and seasoned Lizzie Borden enthusiast, The Hatchet takes a literate and entertaining approach through wide-ranging feature essays, reviews and criticism, interviews, fiction, art, poetry, and humor. […]
Lizzie Borden and Fall River Christmas Gifts
There is still time to shop for your Fall River or Lizzie Borden friends. Here are a few of the items that would make anyone interested in the mystery that is Lizzie Borden or the history that is Fall River happy this holiday season. From PearTree Press comes this outstanding collection of short stories by […]
Christmas Tonight!
Tonight, the Fall River Historical Society is hosting an entertaining talk on the history of Christmas traditions at Bristol Community College, room C-111. “Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Lighthearted History of Vintage Holiday Traditions” will be presented by Steve and Gail Almeida, noted Christmas historians and collectors. AND, you can bring in your Christmas […]
New Lizzie Borden Books for Sale
The Fall River Historical Society has updated their Museum Shop’s pages to reflect new Lizzie Borden books that they have available for sale. Among the additions are Richard Behrens’ Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective, Tim Weisberg’s Ghosts of the SouthCoast, Karen Chaney’s Lizzie Borden, and Faye Musselman’s timeline. Additionally, a new books on the Sarah Cornell […]
Fall River Historical Society Adverts
The Fall River Historical Society commissioned me to create several commercials that will soon run on public access television in Fall River. There are three for the Easton Tea Room and two for the Holiday Open House/Palette Pictures II displays. Please take a gander at them and let them know what you think on their […]
Victorian Christmas at the Fall River Historical Society
The Fall River Historical Society is celebrating the holidays with its annual Victorian Christmas. It is a beautiful display of elegance and good cheer.
Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery Event
The Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery is excited to present our next fundraising event. Sunday, November 14, 2010. Fall River Country Club. 6pm. Join us as we present the tale of the final moments of Capt. Henry Brightman, a Fall River sea captain from the early 1800s who was captured by pirates, his vessel seized […]
Celebrating 90 Years of Woman and the Vote in Newport
From NewportMansions.org Celebrating 90 Years of Women and the Vote Thursday, August 26 11 a.m. Marble House, 596 Bellevue Avenue Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, a noted suffragist, called Marble House her “temple to the arts,” and used the house as a setting for suffrage rallies. Today, the arts and women’s suffrage come together as the The […]
Bordenabilia: Selections from the Archives of the Fall River Historical Society
Click on image to see larger picture. The Fall River Historical Society is presenting a new exhibit of Lizzie Borden and Borden Murder material, titled “Bordenabilia.” Never-before displayed and newly acquired material, including: • The Borden Guest Room blood-stained bedspread and pillow shams, displayed unfolded for the first time since the murders on a replica […]