Monday, September 28, 2009. 6:30 pm Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA Building C, room 111 NOTE: Last week’s lecture was AGAIN standing room only, so please arrive early! Annette Holba, Ph.D., author Lizzie Borden as “Conscious Pariahâ€: A Discussion About Private Life Lizzie Borden and the Borden murders are often sensationalized and exploited in…
On Thursday, September 24, 2009, the Superior Court of Massachusetts, in commemoration of 150 years of existence, sponsored and produced a mock trial of Lizzie Borden in the very courtroom that she had been tried in 1893. I was there and taped the show. Here is Lizzie Borden’s testimony. Played exquisitely by Lucy Bly. Remember,…
Tonight in New Bedford, in the very courthouse, the very court room that she was tried 116 years ago, Lizzie A. Borden was once again adjudged not guilty. Testifying were Emma Borden, Dr. William A. Dolen, Bridget Sullivan, and (surprise!) Lizzie Borden herself. This is Emma on the left, and Lizzie with her council and…
If you don’t have ticket, I guess you could still join the standby folks who are hoping some don’t show for this event . . . . The mock trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden is this evening in New Bedford, in the very courtroom she was tried in in 1893. I wonder how strange it…
Monday, September 21, 2009. 6:30 pm Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA Building C, room 111 NOTE: Last week’s lecture was standing room only, so please arrive early! Bonnie Mendes, Director of the Somerset Public Library and Ann Rockett-Sperling, educator Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River Readings from…
Yet another tantalizing tidbit from the Fall River Historical Society’s new book, soon to be published, titled Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. This one is a stunner! Soon, very soon, we will be able to view, read, and consume a letter or letters from Lizzie’s incarceration in…
The Fall River Garden Club, the Fall River Historical Society, and the Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc., are presenting History Underfoot III, a walking tour of Oak Grove Cemetery. Guided tours of the grounds featuring characters who knew Lizzie Borden well. Sunday, October 4, 2009 (raindate October 11), 11 am to 3:30 pm. Advanced…
Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., Borden scholar, will be presenting a free lecture, titled “Myth Busting Lizzie Borden: Facts on the Life of an Enigmatic Woman” Presented by the Fall River Historical Society as part of their Lizzie A. Borden Lecture Series. Lizzie Borden still fascinates. She intrigues us mostly because, even after 117 years, we know…
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