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…
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…
In response to a request by a new member of the Lizzie Borden Society Forum, I scanned a map that was created in 2000 for the Fall River Tourism Office highlighting sites around Fall River that are Lizzie Borden-related. Here is a copy of that map for your enjoyment.
Today I am unveiling the new and improved Borden Books & Gifts site. Here you can order all manner of Borden items, Lizzie and otherwise. I hope you find what you are looking for!
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…
It is sad news indeed. Efforts to save the old structure have seemingly failed. The economy is just not vibrant enough here in Fall River to allow anyone to take a risk and purchase this property to restore or even maintain it. Is the old church destined to be a parking lot? Seems likely. It…
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