Newzletter - October, 2002

Hello again! It has been a very busy month for Lizzie buffs. Not only was The Legend of Lizzie Borden on television some four times (Oxygen Network, cable TV), but a new image of one of the principal characters in the Borden murder mystery was revealed! The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library enjoyed a big bounce in hits and visits from the publicity. In fact, every time there has been a showing of this film or any of the documentaries on the case that infrequently appear on A&E or the History Channel, the web site benefits. Thank yous go to you too, for your patronage and support.

The Lizzie Borden Society Forum has marked a milestone. We signed up our 100th member just this week. If you have not been by in a while, come back and take a look at some of the creative and informative discussions. We welcome your input, so don' forget to add your two cents!

If you have any questions, comments, contributions, or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Every month I will conduct a contest, the winner of which will receive a Lizzie-related gift item.

This month's first place wins a "Lizzie Borden: Did She or Didn't She" bumper sticker AND a copy of the newspaper reports of the Bertha Manchester murder case. You remember Bertha don't you? She was murdered by a hatchet-wielding killer while Lizzie was in jail. Great reading and never before published in this compiled format. The document is a PDF file, viewable on any computer system.

Second place wins a hatchet key chain. Third place wins a set of small pear candles.

Click on the image and take a gander at the image. What ARE these women saying? Come up with a great caption to this picture and win!

Captions must be received by October 29th. Winners will be determined by a committee of three Borden buffs. The winning caption will be added to the image and revealed in next's month's Lizzie Borden Newzletter.

and make as many words that are 3 or more letters as possible. No proper names were allowed.

She won a computer disk of Porter's Fall River Tragedy and Pearson's The Trial of Lizzie Borden. Both of the books come in PDF format, readable on any computer system, and contain the full texts plus all photos from the original editions. Unlike the copies available for download from the web site which do not.

She had 500! words! Click here to see her winning list. CONGRATULATIONS TINA!

Last month I announced that Kathleen Carbone, a contributor to both the Lizzie Borden Society Forum and the Writers Corner of the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library, is presenting a program on Lizzie Borden for the Brighton Allston Historical Society at the Allston Public Library, outside Boston, on November 13. Anybody in the area at the time should consider attending this event! The program is titled Forty Whacks: Lizzie Borden Through The Looking Glass.

The Fall River Historical Society published a first ever look at an aged Alice Russell in last month's newsletter to their subscribers. It is an amazing candid black and white image of Alice looking up at the camera as she sits on a rocking chair at the home for the aged in 1931. Here is a link to the image. If the link is broken or no image appears then it has expired.

The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library has teamed up with LawBuzz to provide important background information and reference support in the form of links to its essay on the Borden case. When you click on a hot link in their story, you are directed to an image or document on the LBVML. Pretty neat huh? Here is a link to LawBuzz.

The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library is assisting an independent filmmaker in his research of the Borden case. The plot is hush-hush, but as soon as he gives me the go-ahead to share the details, you will be among the first to hear about it. Stay tuned.

Sort of Lizzie in the newz. Victor Mascaro offers this: "I have just read and signed the online petition: 'Bewitched Complete Eight Seasons on DVD' Hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service. I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself."

I have recently added several new pages to the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library. They include:

8. CALLING ALL GHOST HUNTERS!

I would like to add a paranormal section to the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library, but the only thing is, I did not have an encounter with a ghost during my visit at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast. I hear tell lots of people have had such strange experiences.

If any of you would like to share your out-of-this-world Lizzie Borden stories, please email me and I will add them to the new addition to the site. My hope is to have that new portion up and running by October 20 or so — just in time for Halloween!

9. LIZZIE BORDEN QUARTERLY

Considered the preeminent journal for Borden scholars, buffs, and armchair detectives, the Lizzie Borden Quarterly has been in publication since January 1993. Publisher: Gabriela Adler, Editor: Maynard F. Bertolet, published by Bristol Community College in Fall River.

Here is the table of contents from the latest (April 2002) issue:

"Patrick Doherty" by Beau Doherty
"American Murder Ballads - Friends and Relations" by Jack Wayne Fleming
"Patrick Doherty - The Trial Testimony"
"Patrick Doherty - The Obituary"
"Patrick H. Doherty - The Witness Statements"
"The Room that Lizzie Built" by Jane Rimer
"The Trial Testimony of Mr. John Vinnicum Morse - Conclusion"
"The Broken Branch - Obituary for Terence Duniho" by Maynard Bertolet
"The Bibliographic Borden" by Lisa Zawadzki
"Lizbits" by Neilson Caplain
"Princess Maplecroft" by Mary T. Cusack

To Subscribe to the Lizzie Borden Quarterly, send your name
and address and your check or money order for
U.S.A.: 1 Year $18.00, 2 Years $30.00,
Non U.S.A.: 1 Year $24.00, 2 Years $40.00

Mail To:
Lizzie Borden Quarterly
Dr. Gabriela Schalow Adler - Publisher
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA. 02720-7391

Here is a list of the newest additions to the Lizzie Borden Gift Shop. Please visit the store at this address for contact information regarding purchasing these items.

Lizzie Borden Screensaver! This specially created screensaver is for the Lizzie Borden buff, true crime reader, armchair detective, or historian. The screensaver contains over forty photographs covering the span of the 1892 Borden tragedy. Photos of Lizzie, the Bordens, the Morses, 92 Second Street, the victims, Fall River, Maplecroft, and the Oak Grove Cemetery graves are included. This unique and brand new item has never before been offered for sale. Created by Harry Widdows, famed originator of the Lizzie Borden Trial Transcript in Word format. This CD makes a great gift and installs in seconds on any PC running Windows. $11.95 includes FREE SHIPPING!

Lizzie Borden Bumper Sticker! Now for the first time you can own a "Lizzie Borden -- Did She or Didn't She?" bumper sticker. These high quality bumper stickers are made from the finest synthetic (polypropylene or polyester) materials. The color pigments are heat-fused onto the material. This makes the image resistant to weather, carwashes, etc. The stickers are flexible and easy to apply. Our bumper stickers are the standard 3" by 10" in size. The sticker is black and white (see image). Please note that the word "COPY" does not appear on the finished bumper sticker, it is used for advertisement purposes only. $4.95 each or 2 for $9.00, shipping is only 45 cents! .

The Preliminary Hearing transcript. 481 pages, 5 volumes. August 25 - September 1, 1892. Available for the first time in .pdf format on a CD-ROM. Searchable and complete. With introductory essay by Harry Widdows and Stefani Koorey. $25.00 + $2.50 S&H (first class).

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Older Sister. VHS. gs: Joan Lorring (Emma Borden) Patricia Hitchcock (Margaret) Carmen Mathews (Lizzie Borden) Polly Rowles (Nell Cutt) Kay Stewart (Neighbor) Wendy Winkelman (Little Girl). A reporter discovers the truth about the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case. b: 22-Jan-56 writer: Robert C. Daniels story: Lillian de la Torre director: Robert Stevens. $10, free shipping, USPS Priority.

The Legend of Lizzie Borden, VHS. Starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Remastered, unedited & with beautiful restored color. It comes packaged in a full color video box illustrated with color photos, cast credits & synopsis. I accept Postal money orders or PayPal. Check out my site, you can order from there as well. The Legend of Lizzie Borden. I am also having my 16mm TV print transferred and will be offering copies of that as well, soon. VHS $40 plus $4 postage.

"A Pensive Gaze" from the Lizzie Borden Portrait Plate Collection. Second in a series offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. This fine ivory china plate is thrice decorated with alternating bands of 24K gold which gracefully frame this issue's sepia-toned portrait taken circa 1880. 4 plates available. Original boxes with certificate of authenticity. $25 a plate plus $5 for shipping and handling.

"Lizbeth" from the Lizzie Borden Portrait Plate Collection. First in a series offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. This fine ivory china plate is thrice decorated with alternating bands of 24K gold which gracefully frame this issue's sepia-toned portrait taken circa 1890's. 5 plates available. Original boxes with certificate of authenticity. $25 a plate plus $5 for shipping and handling.

B.M.C. Durfee High School Collector Plate. Offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. Shows the building as it appeared in an engraving of the period. White rococo style porcelain plate measures 6 3/4", features an embossed edge and is heightened in 24 karat gold. 1 plate available. $25 for plate plus $5 for shipping and handling.

Lizzie Borden: A Dance of Death by Agnes de Mille. 1968 hardback first edition with dust jacket, very good condition. $25.00 + $2.50 S&H (media mail).

April 1964 American Heritage (hardbound) with brief Lizzie Borden article and full page "pansy brooch" photo. Article gives a factual recount of the case and mentions Radin's forthcoming book. $15.00 + $2.50 S&H (media mail).

I am not out to bash anybody's web site, but there are a passel of sites related to this case that contain a mountain of misinformation, misstatements, false facts, gossip, and innuendo. I will leave my comments at that and provide for you here a rogues gallery of sorts. Enjoy. Maybe I will have next month's contest related to one of these sites.







			Lizzie Borden Newzletter — October 2002 Vol. 1, Issue 2
			Table of Contents 1. Greetingz 2. Contest — October 3. Contest Results — September 4 .Upcoming Eventz — update 5 .Lizzie in the Newz 6 .Web Site Additionz 7. Web Site Coming Attractionz 8. Calling All Ghosthunters! 9 . Lizzie Borden Quarterly 10 . Lizzie Gifts 11. Thiz and Thatz — Lizzie Borden: Miss Misinformation 12. Thiz and Thatz — Lizzie Borden: Cool and Wonderful 1. GREETINGZ Hello again! It has been a very busy month for Lizzie buffs. Not only was The Legend of Lizzie Borden on television some four times (Oxygen Network, cable TV), but a new image of one of the principal characters in the Borden murder mystery was revealed! The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library enjoyed a big bounce in hits and visits from the publicity. In fact, every time there has been a showing of this film or any of the documentaries on the case that infrequently appear on A&E or the History Channel, the web site benefits. Thank yous go to you too, for your patronage and support. The Lizzie Borden Society Forum has marked a milestone. We signed up our 100th member just this week. If you have not been by in a while, come back and take a look at some of the creative and informative discussions. We welcome your input, so don' forget to add your two cents! Here's a direct link to the forum If you have any questions, comments, contributions, or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me. 2. CONTEST — OCTOBER Every month I will conduct a contest, the winner of which will receive a Lizzie-related gift item. This month's first place wins a "Lizzie Borden: Did She or Didn't She" bumper sticker AND a copy of the newspaper reports of the Bertha Manchester murder case. You remember Bertha don't you? She was murdered by a hatchet-wielding killer while Lizzie was in jail. Great reading and never before published in this compiled format. The document is a PDF file, viewable on any computer system. Second place wins a hatchet key chain. Third place wins a set of small pear candles. October Contest: Caption This! click on thumbnail to view image Click on the image and take a gander at the image. What ARE these women saying? Come up with a great caption to this picture and win! Captions must be received by October 29th. Winners will be determined by a committee of three Borden buffs. The winning caption will be added to the image and revealed in next's month's Lizzie Borden Newzletter. Email your captions here 3. CONTEST RESULTS — SEPTEMBER September Contest Results: Anagrams The contest was to take these words: LIZZIE ANDREW BORDEN and make as many words that are 3 or more letters as possible. No proper names were allowed. And the winner is . . . . . TINA ROUSE!! She won a computer disk of Porter's Fall River Tragedy and Pearson's The Trial of Lizzie Borden. Both of the books come in PDF format, readable on any computer system, and contain the full texts plus all photos from the original editions. Unlike the copies available for download from the web site which do not. She had 500! words! Click here to see her winning list. CONGRATULATIONS TINA! 4. UPCOMING EVENTS - update Last month I announced that Kathleen Carbone, a contributor to both the Lizzie Borden Society Forum and the Writers Corner of the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library, is presenting a program on Lizzie Borden for the Brighton Allston Historical Society at the Allston Public Library, outside Boston, on November 13. Anybody in the area at the time should consider attending this event! The program is titled Forty Whacks: Lizzie Borden Through The Looking Glass. As an update, here is a link to the Brighton Allston Historical Society which offers details of the program. 5. LIZZIE IN THE NEWZ The Fall River Historical Society published a first ever look at an aged Alice Russell in last month's newsletter to their subscribers. It is an amazing candid black and white image of Alice looking up at the camera as she sits on a rocking chair at the home for the aged in 1931. Here is a link to the image. If the link is broken or no image appears then it has expired. The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library has teamed up with LawBuzz to provide important background information and reference support in the form of links to its essay on the Borden case. When you click on a hot link in their story, you are directed to an image or document on the LBVML. Pretty neat huh? Here is a link to LawBuzz. The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library is assisting an independent filmmaker in his research of the Borden case. The plot is hush-hush, but as soon as he gives me the go-ahead to share the details, you will be among the first to hear about it. Stay tuned. Sort of Lizzie in the newz. Victor Mascaro offers this: "I have just read and signed the online petition: 'Bewitched Complete Eight Seasons on DVD' Hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service. I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself." Thanks Victor, I think I will. 5. WEB SITE ADDITIONS I have recently added several new pages to the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library. They include: 1 new chapter to "This is Maplecroft" by Kathleen Carbone a new segment of "I Love Lizzie" by Kathleen Carbone, entitled "Judge Dewey" a new page of Lizzie Art (please make contributions to this collection!) An interview with actress/playwright Marjorie Conn, on her one-woman show of Lizzie Borden which she performs nationally. An interview with Victor Mascaro, the web master of the site on Elizabeth Montgomery. (as of the printing of this newzletter, this interview is not online. but it will be by October 5) Past issues of the Lizzie Borden Newzletter are now archived on the LBVML. Simply click on the link on the first page of the web site and you will be directed to a page that offers info on subscribing and past issues. The current issue of the Lizzie Borden Newzletter is not archived until the next issue is published. You, as subscribers, are the only ones who have access to its contents. 7. WEB SITE COMING ATTRACTIONS The Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library is pleased to announce that later this month, in a few days actually, we will publish an interview I conducted recently with Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain). Mr. Hunter offers some fascinating insight into the case and his writing of Lizzie. Don't miss this one! A section of book and video reviews. If you would like to have your comments posted in this section, please email me The web site will host the archives (6 months old and older) of the Lizzie Borden Society Forum. All topics on the Forum, with the exception of Lizzie's Privy (which is private and a member's only section) will be transferred to the web site starting next week. If you would like access to Lizzie's Privy on the Forum, simply sign up for membership at this address. New photos of the inside of 92 Second Street — new views not on the web site — by Joe Carlson. Plus, if I can talk him into it, a first person account of his experiences during the visit. 8. CALLING ALL GHOST HUNTERS! I would like to add a paranormal section to the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library, but the only thing is, I did not have an encounter with a ghost during my visit at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast. I hear tell lots of people have had such strange experiences. If any of you would like to share your out-of-this-world Lizzie Borden stories, please email me and I will add them to the new addition to the site. My hope is to have that new portion up and running by October 20 or so — just in time for Halloween! 9. LIZZIE BORDEN QUARTERLY Considered the preeminent journal for Borden scholars, buffs, and armchair detectives, the Lizzie Borden Quarterly has been in publication since January 1993. Publisher: Gabriela Adler, Editor: Maynard F. Bertolet, published by Bristol Community College in Fall River. Here is the table of contents from the latest (April 2002) issue: "Patrick Doherty" by Beau Doherty "American Murder Ballads - Friends and Relations" by Jack Wayne Fleming "Patrick Doherty - The Trial Testimony" "Patrick Doherty - The Obituary" "Patrick H. Doherty - The Witness Statements" "The Room that Lizzie Built" by Jane Rimer "The Trial Testimony of Mr. John Vinnicum Morse - Conclusion" "The Broken Branch - Obituary for Terence Duniho" by Maynard Bertolet "The Bibliographic Borden" by Lisa Zawadzki "Lizbits" by Neilson Caplain "Princess Maplecroft" by Mary T. Cusack To Subscribe to the Lizzie Borden Quarterly, send your name and address and your check or money order for U.S.A.: 1 Year $18.00, 2 Years $30.00, Non U.S.A.: 1 Year $24.00, 2 Years $40.00 Mail To: Lizzie Borden Quarterly Dr. Gabriela Schalow Adler - Publisher Bristol Community College 777 Elsbree Street Fall River, MA. 02720-7391 10. LIZZIE GIFTS Here is a list of the newest additions to the Lizzie Borden Gift Shop. Please visit the store at this address for contact information regarding purchasing these items. Lizzie Borden Screensaver! This specially created screensaver is for the Lizzie Borden buff, true crime reader, armchair detective, or historian. The screensaver contains over forty photographs covering the span of the 1892 Borden tragedy. Photos of Lizzie, the Bordens, the Morses, 92 Second Street, the victims, Fall River, Maplecroft, and the Oak Grove Cemetery graves are included. This unique and brand new item has never before been offered for sale. Created by Harry Widdows, famed originator of the Lizzie Borden Trial Transcript in Word format. This CD makes a great gift and installs in seconds on any PC running Windows. $11.95 includes FREE SHIPPING! Lizzie Borden Bumper Sticker! Now for the first time you can own a "Lizzie Borden -- Did She or Didn't She?" bumper sticker. These high quality bumper stickers are made from the finest synthetic (polypropylene or polyester) materials. The color pigments are heat-fused onto the material. This makes the image resistant to weather, carwashes, etc. The stickers are flexible and easy to apply. Our bumper stickers are the standard 3" by 10" in size. The sticker is black and white (see image). Please note that the word "COPY" does not appear on the finished bumper sticker, it is used for advertisement purposes only. $4.95 each or 2 for $9.00, shipping is only 45 cents! . The Preliminary Hearing transcript. 481 pages, 5 volumes. August 25 - September 1, 1892. Available for the first time in .pdf format on a CD-ROM. Searchable and complete. With introductory essay by Harry Widdows and Stefani Koorey. $25.00 + $2.50 S&H (first class). Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Older Sister. VHS. gs: Joan Lorring (Emma Borden) Patricia Hitchcock (Margaret) Carmen Mathews (Lizzie Borden) Polly Rowles (Nell Cutt) Kay Stewart (Neighbor) Wendy Winkelman (Little Girl). A reporter discovers the truth about the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case. b: 22-Jan-56 writer: Robert C. Daniels story: Lillian de la Torre director: Robert Stevens. $10, free shipping, USPS Priority. The Legend of Lizzie Borden, VHS. Starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Remastered, unedited & with beautiful restored color. It comes packaged in a full color video box illustrated with color photos, cast credits & synopsis. I accept Postal money orders or PayPal. Check out my site, you can order from there as well. The Legend of Lizzie Borden. I am also having my 16mm TV print transferred and will be offering copies of that as well, soon. VHS $40 plus $4 postage. "A Pensive Gaze" from the Lizzie Borden Portrait Plate Collection. Second in a series offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. This fine ivory china plate is thrice decorated with alternating bands of 24K gold which gracefully frame this issue's sepia-toned portrait taken circa 1880. 4 plates available. Original boxes with certificate of authenticity. $25 a plate plus $5 for shipping and handling. "Lizbeth" from the Lizzie Borden Portrait Plate Collection. First in a series offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. This fine ivory china plate is thrice decorated with alternating bands of 24K gold which gracefully frame this issue's sepia-toned portrait taken circa 1890's. 5 plates available. Original boxes with certificate of authenticity. $25 a plate plus $5 for shipping and handling. B.M.C. Durfee High School Collector Plate. Offered exclusively by the Fall River Historical Society. Shows the building as it appeared in an engraving of the period. White rococo style porcelain plate measures 6 3/4", features an embossed edge and is heightened in 24 karat gold. 1 plate available. $25 for plate plus $5 for shipping and handling. Lizzie Borden: A Dance of Death by Agnes de Mille. 1968 hardback first edition with dust jacket, very good condition. $25.00 + $2.50 S&H (media mail). April 1964 American Heritage (hardbound) with brief Lizzie Borden article and full page "pansy brooch" photo. Article gives a factual recount of the case and mentions Radin's forthcoming book. $15.00 + $2.50 S&H (media mail). 11. THIZ AND THATZ — Lizzie Borden: Miss Misinformation I am not out to bash anybody's web site, but there are a passel of sites related to this case that contain a mountain of misinformation, misstatements, false facts, gossip, and innuendo. I will leave my comments at that and provide for you here a rogues gallery of sorts. Enjoy. Maybe I will have next month's contest related to one of these sites. Straight Dope Conster.com Allsands.com Tombtown.com That is quite enough for now! 12. THIZ AND THATZ — Lizzie Borden: Cool and Wonderful Harry Widdows discovered the coolest of the cool in Lizzie Borden sites! He found a site that offers handwriting samples of various famous and infamous people from history. Well, there is our Lizzie. But this particular handwriting sample has not been seen before now and is really quite a significant find. It is Lizzie Borden's burial instructions, written in her own hand! Check it out here. Want to listen to a recording of "On the Old Fall River Line"? Thank Harry once again, because he found this for all of us to enjoy! (x-shockwave-flash is required to listen to the song. And lastly, Harry also found this: a four and a half minute talk on the Lizzie Borden B&B. The Lizzie Borden Newzletter is published by the Lizzie Borden Virtual Museum and Library, (c) copyright 2002. All rights reserved.


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