Lizzie Borden and Fall River Christmas Gifts
There is still time to shop for your Fall River or Lizzie Borden friends. Here are a few of the items that would make anyone interested in the mystery that is Lizzie Borden or the history that is Fall River happy this holiday season. From PearTree Press comes this outstanding collection of short stories by […]
Christmas Tonight!
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 […]
New Lizzie Borden Books for Sale
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 […]
Fall River Historical Society Adverts
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 […]
Fall River Historical Society Art Auction
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 […]
Lizzie Borden and Delores Delight
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.” […]
Lizzie Borden and Jill Dalton
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 […]
Parallel Lives and Lizzie Borden in the Boston Globe
Here is the actual article from today’s Boston Globe on the Fall River Historical Society’s soon-to-be-published book, Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. Please click on the images to see them larger.
Lizzie Borden and Parallel Lives
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!
Victorian Christmas at the Fall River Historical Society
The Fall River Historical Society is celebrating the holidays with its annual Victorian Christmas. It is a beautiful display of elegance and good cheer.
Lizzie Borden Really IS Everywhere
No matter what I happen to be reading or watching on TV, it never fails —running into a Lizzie Borden reference. Here was one from 1962, on The Virginian.
Marc Dion Book Signing on Sunday
The Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing on Sunday, November 21, from noon until 2:30. Marc Dion, reporter and columnist for the Fall River Herald News, will be on hand to sign copies of Mill River Smoke: Stories and Essays, his latest fare. The Fall River Herald News ran a story on […]
Fall River Open Studios Tour Saturday
The Open Studios Tour of Fall River artist work spaces is a really wonderful thing, and is free and open to the public, suitable for children of all ages. The tour begins at 1 West Street, with a tour of the spaces in the mill there. Then you are welcome to jump on a trolley […]
2011 Fall River Calendars for Sale
From today’s Herald News, by Deborah Allard: A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Cotton Centennial is the theme of this year’s Fall River calendar. Sponsored by the Fall River Scholarship Foundation, the calendar features scenes from the weeklong 1911 festivities that attracted elected officials, including President William Howard Taft. James Rogers, editor of […]
Lizzie Borden Christmas Present
I have the perfect gift for you to give to your loved one or yourself this holiday season: a copy of Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective! This book is fabulous and fun, historical and hysterical, sensible and smart, inventive and incredible. In short, you will love, love, love it! Buy it now for $14.95 disclaimer: my […]
Lizzie Borden: why we still can’t bury the hatchet
Interesting article online regarding the Lizzie Borden case you might like. One note of criticism—this essay is in need of an editor. Not for fact checking, which is usually the case, but for grammatical reasons. Being an editor myself, I am acutely aware of the inappropriate use of punctuation and word usage. Ah, well. We […]
Lizzie Borden Video Projections by Zoe Woodworth
The showcase production of Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Tim Maner, and Alan Stevens Hewitt’s rock musical, Lizzie Borden, featured two secondary projection screens stage left and right. In keeping with the Victorian theme, these projections were designed to look like shadow puppets lit by candlelight. These are those projections. Really cool stuff! BTW: the show ROCKED! Secondary […]
Psychic Kids and Lizzie Borden
This Sunday, November 21, at 10 pm on A&E TV, is an episode of Psychic Kids filmed at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal: 20 – Messages from the Dead: The Lizzie Borden Case Megan is a 15-year-old girl who receives messages from the dead but is terrified to deliver them […]