Waxy Lizzie Borden Seeking New Home
An interesting eBay item for sale. Full-sized wax figures of 28 criminals, including, for some reason, Lizzie Borden. Now you and I are well aware that Lizzie was acquitted of the crimes for which she was charged (the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden on August 4, 1892), but she lives on in the modern […]
A New Year and a New Look to The Lizzie Borden Society Forum
The Lizzie Borden Society Forum has been up and running since December 1, 2003. Eleven years is a long time in internet life. Our membership has grown to a whopping 769 users. While not nearly all of these folks post, they do lurk and read the wealth of information and conversations relating to the Borden murder […]
Lizzie Borden Chronicles to Air April 5
Lifetime’s new limited series, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, has been given an air date of Sunday, April 5th. According to this press release, the production will star Christina Ricci and Clea DuVall who will reprise their roles as Lizzie and Emma Borden. The show also stars Jonathan Banks, John Heard, Cole Hauser, and Jessy Schram. […]
Lizzie Borden Chronicles: Give them a break
There are those who decry what they deem an abuse of history whenever Lizzie Borden is depicted as the killer of her father and stepmother in 1892 because she was acquitted of the crimes. And there are those who pontificate how the new series due out in April on the Lifetime network is a complete bastardization of […]
This is how you move a pool table at Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft
Today, moving has begun for the former owner of Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft. A pool table was removed from the third floor via crane and moving men. The video below is speeded up 2X normal. Ever wonder how you move a pool table from Maplecroft? Here’s how!
Lizzie Borden Chronicles on Lifetime
The trailer is out for the new now 8-episode series about Lizzie Borden titled The Lizzie Borden Chronicles. It used to be called, I think, the Fall River Chronicles, but it seems they changed this. It is fiction, of course. Lizzie becomes a bit of a serial killer it seems. According to Entertainment Weekly: “Lizzie […]
The Literary Hatchet #10 is in PRINT starting today!
The latest issue of The Literary Hatchet is now in print and available for ordering. A whopping 224 pages, with 75 authors and artists worldwide included, this issue is jam packed with stories, poems, artwork, and reviews! You can order your copy for only $12 through CreateSpace at this address. The Literary Hatchet publishes contemporary short […]
The Literary Hatchet #10 is Online for FREE!
The newest issue of The Literary Hatchet, Issue #10, is Online starting today. This FREE pdf download is 224 pages and length and features poetry, short stories, reviews, and art from over 80 authors and artists worldwide. Counties represented in this particular issue include: USA, Ireland, Australia, Tasmania, Japan, India, Nigeria, Canada, England, and Greece! […]
New Book on Fall River History: America’s Voices: An Oral History of Fall River, Massachusetts from 1900 to 1950
You can preorder through the Fall River Historical Society (see the details on the advert below) or order them directly through Amazon at this link. $22.00 There is a little bit of Lizzie Borden in this book as well, from those whose families encountered or met her or were related to her contemporaries! The list […]
A Peek Inside Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft
Finally, we who have never been invited into Maplecroft now get a little peek into the interior. The Fall River Herald News has a lovely article on a tour that Deb Allard took just yesterday. There are a few photos of the interior as well. The first two photos are by Dave Souza of the […]
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft has been SOLD!
Yes, it is finally official. Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft has been sold. Robert Dube sold the house for $500,000 to Kristee Bates of Houston, Texas. A story on the sale is here, and will be updated as information becomes available. Welcome to the neighborhood, Miss Bates! The newspaper promises a photo gallery of the inside of […]
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft For Sale Again
It appears that the rich person from the south who came all the way up here to look at the house, hire a private home inspector, and “think about it”, has decided not to purchase Maplecroft after all. Her car was in the driveway this morning, and then when she left, Mr. Dube put out […]
The End of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden and Victorian Studies
We wanted to let you know that we are ceasing publication of The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian Studies. This decision comes after a great deal of deliberation. We started our little magazine in 2004, with six issues a year, and have published a grand total of 30! Quite an accomplishment, we […]
Fall River History Club Call for Presenters
The Fall River History Club, founded in 2007 by Al Lima and Stefani Koorey, is seeking presenters on topics related to the history of Fall River, Massachusetts, or the surrounding communities. Talks can be on almost any subject related to this area. Some of the talks we have had in the past include: Fall River’s […]
Ghost Adventures, Psychic Mediums, and the Lizzie Borden B&B
Ghost Adventures used to be a pretty good show. They have a hunky lead in Zak Bagans, a very funny when scared Aaron Goodwin, and the reasonable Nick Groff. The set up of this show is that they investigate supposed haunted locations by locking themselves into the place for an overnight stay. Just the three […]
Lizzie Borden B&B on Ghost Adventures Saturday Night, 9/27/14
Just found out from my friend Eleanor Thibault that she and Lee-Ann Wilber and Liz Nowicki (a psychic medium who says she was assaulted by a ghost at the house) will appear on an episode of Ghost Adventures Aftershocks, airing Saturday night, September 27, 2014, on the Travel Channel at 9 pm. I am not […]
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft Sold?
Notice something missing? The FOR SALE sign is no longer in front of the house. A birdie told me that a prospective buyer from a certain part of the country came to Fall River on the 12th of September to look at the house and now the sign is gone. The person was there all […]
Lizzie Borden Novel: Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
So far, so good. Lizzie Borden is a monster killer, protecting sister Emma from strange beasts with her iron hatchet. I am enjoying the story and author Cherie Priest’s take on the tale of Lizzie Borden, taking her to great heights of “nightmare and madness.” Of particular interest to me, besides the use of Lizzie […]