Paranormal Lizzie Borden
Maybe its the fact that Halloween is coming. Maybe it is real. Maybe it really went down like this. Maybe ghosts really exist. Maybe. Until I see one for myself, however, I will always be a skeptic. And I cannot see why Lizzie Borden would haunt any house, especially the house where she lived but […]
Lizzie Borden eBay Photos on Sale
While perusing eBay for Lizzie Borden and Fall River items, as I do quite frequently just in case, I happened upon a few really choice items that I wanted to share with you. I have no intention of bidding on any of them as the prices are a bit high in my opinion, but it […]
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 […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture in New Hampshire
Dr. Annette Holba will be presenting a lecture titled “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, or Did She?” on August 8, 2012, at the Epsom Public Library in Epsom, New Hampshire. Dr. Holba is the author of a book by the same title and a noted scholar and wonderful public speaker. If you are anywhere near […]
Lizzie Borden Paranormal Lectures
My good friend and expert EVP man, Al Rauber, has some talks scheduled this year that I want to share with you. They are free and open to the public. I saw Al do his talk in New York City and it was well worth the trip! Renowned paranormal investigator Al Rauber recently worked as […]
Today in Lizzie Borden History
And from the Boston Globe June 21, 1893, the day following her acquittal (courtesy of Harry Widdows):
A Little Part of Fall River’s History Explained
In the latest issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies there appears a transcription of Assistant Deputy Marshal John Fleet’s handwritten notes, taken down the day of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden (August 4, 1892). The last page of these notes details events surrounding several suspicious characters seen […]
Inside the Legend: Lizzie Borden
Starring Phil LaMarr and Vanessa Ragland. In an effort to clarify worldly events, Inside the Legend (www.insidethelegend.com) brings you provocative, semi-believable interviews with history’s and fiction’s most notorious figures. No matter what their secrets, leave it to the ITL hosts, Chaz Hannigan and Rhonda Kokopele, to get to the heart of the issue, the character, […]
Lizzie Borden and Dead Files
Let me offer this review of the latest foray into the paranormal with an investigation into the goings on at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast, which was aired Friday night (April 20, 2012) on the Travel Channel. The show in question is The Dead Files. If you have read my previous posting, before the […]
Lizzie Borden Mentioned in the May 2012 Smithsonian
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, was selected by the Smithsonian Magazine as the number one of the 20 best small towns in the United States. The article on these wonderful places appears in the May 2012 issue. Of note to Borden folks is that Great Barrington was the home of Justice Justin Dewey, one of the three […]
Bridget Sullivan in her later years
After extensive conversations with the relatives of the Borden maid Bridget Sulilvan, who live in Anaconda, MT and California, I am releasing two photos of Bridget Sullivan in advance of an article that will be appearing in the next issue of The Hatchet on her. In the first image we see Bridget with her husband […]
Lizzie Borden Roundup
I didn’t want to post anything yesterday for fear my readers would assume it was an April Fool’s post. Don’t get me wrong, I love to read really good Fool’s Day punks. But I have been tricked into thinking so many things that are not true (they say I am gullible) that it is best […]
The Mary Sue Does Lizzie Borden
Appearing today on The Mary Sue: A Guide to Girl Geek Culture, is an article on the recent acquisition by the Fall River Historical Society of Andrew Jennings’ notebooks from the defense case of Lizzie Borden. Enjoy!
Timeline of Legal Chronology of Lizzie Borden Case
Lizzie Borden Legal Chronology on Dipity.
Lizzie Borden’s Lawyer’s Notebooks in Boston Globe
Monday, March 12, 2012 issue of the Boston Globe has an article on the recent acquisition of Lizzie Borden’s lawyer’s notebooks, made during the trial. Andrew Jennings was the Borden family attorney and lead defense member all during her legal troubles. While he did not take the lead in the trial itself, the family having […]
Lizzie Borden Book Wins Award
From the Herald News: “Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River,†written by Fall River Historical Society curators Michael Martins and Dennis A. Binette, has been awarded an honorable mention for non-fiction in the New England Book Festival’s 2012 competition. The festival celebrates the best books across the United […]
Today’s Herald News on Lizzie Borden
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Lizzie Borden’s Lawyer’s Notes Released
Andrew J. Jennings, Lizzie Borden’s family attorney, was known to have kept scrapbooks and diaries relating to his most famous client. The Fall River Historical Society was recently the recipient of his scrapbooks, and they were on display this year in their new Lizzie Borden exhibit. These scrapbooks are a collection of clippings on the […]