New Lizzie Borden Tantalizing Tidbit
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 […]
Quequechan Lecture Scheduled in Fall River
The Hidden Divide The Struggle for the Quequechan Watercourse: Private Rights versus Public Interests Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6:30 p.m. Bristol Community College, Building C, Room 111 Free Speakers: Alfred J. Lima, WIlliam G. Kenney, Jay J. Lambert, John Friar II, Donald Leighton, and John Grosvenor. Visuals by Stefani Koorey Part of the Bristol County […]
History Underfoot, Walking Tour of Oak Grove Cemetery
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 […]
Myth-Busting Lizzie Borden: Facts on the Life of an Enigmatic Woman
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 […]
Lizzie Borden at Gallery X
This just in . . . Click on image to see larger version.
Lizzie Borden Trial Reenactment Now Mock Trial
At first, the Superior Court of Bristol County’s 150th Anniversary had announced that they were presenting a Lizzie Borden Trial “Reenactment.” That sounded interesting and well worth seeing all three times it was advertised. Now, the posters are calling them a “Mock Retrial” with the audience serving as the jury. Even better! Lizzie, Redux A […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture Series Announced
The Fall River Historical Society has announced that they are sponsoring seven lectures on Lizzie Borden, to begin September 14 and running every Monday (except Columbus Day) through November 4th. Read all about it here! The schedule is as follows: Sept. 14: Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., Borden Scholar Myth-Busting Lizzie A Borden: Facts on the Life […]
Forensics: You Decide
Our good friend, Dr. Thomas Mauriello, one of the experts from the Discovery Channel’s documentary Lizzie Borden Had An Axe (2004), and consultant in Criminalistics at the University of Maryland, send this note to share with all of you. Family, Friends and Colleagues, I would like you all to know that I will be appearing […]
Lizzie Borden Reenactment, Two Ticket Limit
From the SouthcoastToday.com: Superior Court to ‘retry’ Lizzie Borden as part of anniversary celebration NEW BEDFORD — The 150th Anniversary Committee of the Superior Court will present “Lizzie, Redux” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the New Bedford Superior Court Courthouse, 441 County St., as part of the Massachusetts Superior Court’s anniversary year. […]
Lizzie Borden Reacts to Her Trademark
New Lizzie Borden Book in the Herald News
Donel Fattibene’s new book, I Did It!, currently for sale only at the Fall River Historical Society (online and in person), has a big write up in the Herald News on Monday, August 23, 2009. You can read all about it here.
Lizzie Borden Trademarked?
In the Monday, August 23, issue of the Fall River Herald News, a story will appear that states that the owners of the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast have successfully trademarked the name Lizzie Borden as it relates to merchandise bearing her name. SNIP: The trademark will cover items sold by the Lizzie Borden & […]
Lizzie Borden Live’s Saturday Night Success
The show is, sadly, over. And the production crew is taking away the set, to be stored, briefly, until the next performance of Lizzie Borden Live in Providence, RI, at the end of October. The event was a very nice success, with one interesting moment occurring when the fire alarm went off half-way through Saturday […]
Lizzie Borden Live Big Success
Tonight’s performance of Lizzie Borden Live in Fall River, MA, at the Eagle Performing Arts Center, was a grand success. The audience sat in complete silence as they devoured every syllable of this remarkable play. They cheered as the play ended, many there tonight repeat attendees from the last run of the show in Fall […]
Abbey Grille (Central Congregational Church) Sold Today to Bank
The old Abbey Grille, the former Central Congregational Church, where Lizzie Borden went to practice her faith, was sold today at auction. The first bidder only offered $20,000. The Millennium bankbcp, the holder of the foreclosure, then stepped forward and purchased the structure for $250,000. The sale of the building, instead of it staying in […]
Squirrels are Popping Up Everywhere!
At the Abbey Grille, the former Central Congregational Church, Lizzie Borden’s former church, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Lizzie Scholar Fights the Good Fight
I was on the front page of the Herald News today. I was wearing my Lizzie Borden Live! tee shirt, as I do when the show is about to play somewhere nearby (it is being performed Friday and Saturday nights in Fall River this week), and had my Lizzie Borden B&B ball cap on. It […]
Lizzie Borden’s Church to be Auctioned Thursday
From Wednesday’s Herald News. Abbey Grill auction is back on By Staff reports GateHouse News Service Posted Aug 18, 2009 @ 08:12 PM Fall River — For the third time this year the foreclosed Abbey Grill hits the auction block Thursday at 1 p.m. “It’s still scheduled,†a clerk of the law firm handling the […]