Lizzie Borden Birthday
Happy Birthday Lizzie Borden! Born on July 19th in 1860, you would have been 150 years old today.
Literary Hatchet #5 Published
The newest issue of the FREE online literary journal, The Literary Hatchet, is online for your reading pleasure. Please visit The Literary Hatchet to download your free copy today! In this issue, we offer you wonderful pieces by David Marshall James, Eugene Hosey, Elaine Barnard, Brenda Kern, Mark Sashine, Denise Noe, and Kathleen Carbone. We […]
Lizzie Borden’s Former Home Off the Market?
The For Sale sign is gone now. It was removed from the front yard of Maplecroft as quietly as it was placed. The current owner was asking a whopping $885,000 for the place—a price well over market value, regardless of its historic significance. While I cannot say for certain the house was not sold, I […]
Lizzie Borden Tantalizing Tidbit Posted
In addition to posting three dust jacket blurbs from the soon-to-be-published book Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River, the curator of the Fall River Historical Society has added yet another Lizzie Borden tantalizing tidbit to their web page. This one is a true mystery. Who could she be? […]
Lizzie’s Church For Sale
“The Bank” purchased the old Abbey Grill last year and has now put the structure up for sale. You can purchase it for almost $300,000 less than Maplecroft! Click on the image to see a larger version of it. I think, along with former City Counselor Steve Camara, that this would make a great disco! […]
Got $885,000? You can own Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft
The sign went up today. 306 French Street, the former home of Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma following Lizzie’s acquittal for the murder of her father and her stepmother in 1892, is once again for sale. Last August, the sale price was much lower. In the $600,000 range. Now it is a whopping $885,000. […]
Lizzie Borden’s Handwriting Analyzed
Today’s Fall River Herald News features an interesting piece about graphologist Janice Warren and her interpretation of Lizzie Borden’s character from analyzing her writing. In summarizing Borden, Warren said she was highly emotional, which could be masked by her staunch pride and perfectionism. Her lofty goals to live among the city’s high society on the […]
Jack Beeson dead at 88
The great American opera composer Jack Beeson has died at the age of 88. This from the Eugene Opera Company blog: Beeson’s next opera, Lizzie Borden, again based on an American subject, was commissioned by the Ford Foundation for the New York City Opera. Lizzie Borden tells the familiar story with less emphasis on the […]
Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective Reading Online
On Saturday, June 5, 2010, Richard Behrens did a book signing and reading of his new book, Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective. It was well attending and book sales were brisk! If you couldn’t be there, you can now, courtesy of the internet. I have posted the entire reading on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. If […]
Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective in the Herald News
A great piece by Deb Allard appeared today regarding the reading and book signing this Saturday of Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective by Richard Behrens. Read all about it!
Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective Reading and Book Signing Event
This Saturday, June 5, 2010, the Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing and reading of Richard Behrens’ new book, Lizzie Borden: Girl Detective. From noon until 2:30. 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA. Fall River Historical Society. Reading will take place in the garden at 1:00. From the back cover:
The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies for Sale in Print
The newest issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies is now available in print format! For details on its contents, please visit the Hatchet site. Order your print copy today, for only $14.95 + shipping, from our print-on-demand partner here! Here is the Table of Contents from the latest issue […]
Lizzie Borden Letter Details
I just heard from John Quatrale, curator at the Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum, where the Lizzie Borden letter is located. He researched the history of how the Historical Society came to possess the letter. It is a fascinating story! The letter has been on exhibit at the Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum since 2007, when the museum opened. […]
Civil War Living History Program
Civil War Living History Program Thursday, May 20th 6:30 PM. Mr. David Jennings and Hallie Larkin of Southcoast Historical Associates return to the Somerset Public Library. The life of the common soldier during the Civil War and the role of women during this time period are the focal points of this 19th century presentation. Using […]
Fall River History Club May 19
Fall River History Club meeting Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 6:30 pm Fall River Public Library, Fall River, MA Topic: History of Textile Mill Construction in Fall River, Massachusetts Presented by Al Lima Free and open to the public! Email me with questions. See you there!
Lizzie Borden Letter in the Herald News
Monday’s Fall River Herald News will feature an article by Deborah Allard about the new Lizzie Borden letter I found locally and its possible significance. Read all about it here! I told the curator to expect some visitors!
New Lizzie Borden Letter Discovered
A new and unknown Lizzie Borden letter has been discovered by Stefani Koorey (that’s me!), tucked away in an Historical Society’s archive located outside of Boston, MA. The letter may prove significant, not only because it possibly refers to a significant event in her life, but in view of the fact that Lizzie Borden letters […]
The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies is ONLINE
The Winter 2009 issue of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies has FINALLY been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. If your web browser does not load the new page, don’t forget to hit your browser’s refresh button to make it seek out the new uploaded version of the web site. […]