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…
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…
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…
The Fall River Historical Society is inviting the public to view and bid on original art works that were created for their second annual Palette Pictures fundraiser. You can bid by phone at 508-679-1071, in person at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA, or by online form. There are 50…
A recent video on YouTube is quite entertaining. It is a modern recording of Delores Delight performing “You Can’t Chop Your Papa Up in Massachusetts.” The information on the video is as follows: “Showing off her character skills, Dolores tells us exactly why Miss Borden did just that… Created for Ministry of Burlesque’s Victorian Values.”…
When Jill Dalton created her one-woman stage play, Lizzie Borden Live!, she crafted an intimate portrait of the enigmatic Fall River matron that teased and entertained us. The play was performed in Cape May, NJ, Providence, RI, Sedona, AZ, and Fall River, MA. While in Fall River last year, the play and Jill were profiled…
The new book that is soon to be published by the Fall River Historical Society, Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River, has had its first big press! Sunday’s Boston Globe will carry the story. Here is the link, where you can read it early!
The Fall River Historical Society is celebrating the holidays with its annual Victorian Christmas. It is a beautiful display of elegance and good cheer.
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