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 […]
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 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 […]
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 Live! Opens Friday in Fall River
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New Tantalizing Tidbit from Parallel Lives
The Fall River Historical Society has once again allowed us a small glimpse into the world of Lizzie Borden from their soon-to-be-published Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. This one is a doozie! Not only do we see Miss Borden in all her jocularity, but we are given […]
Pleasure of Poetry at Somerset Public Library
Award-winning poet and Literary Hatchet contributor, Ada Jill Schneider, has announced her September poetry series to be held every Wednesday at 2 pm at the Somerset Public Library. “The Pleasure of Poetry†Featured Guest Reader on September 30, will be Janice Miller Potter, author of Psalms in Time. Participants are invited to bring a favorite […]
Literary Hatchet #3 Available for Sale in Hard Copy
The third edition of the popular and provocative Literary Hatchet is now available for sale in hard copy at only $8.00. Support new fiction and poetry! Buy your copy today! Please visit the sale site to purchase a copy or two or four or twelve. Of course, the journal is also available for free as […]
New Lizzie Borden Book
A new privately published Lizzie Borden book is for sale exclusively through the Fall River Historical Society. I Did It! as recorded by Donel Fattibene. From the back cover: “Donel (Davis) Fattibene grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. She graduated from Bristol Community College with a degree in Journalism. After working as an administrative assistant […]
Fall River History Club Meeting for July 15
Fall River History Club meeting Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 6:30 pm Fall River Public Library, Fall River, MA FREE and open to the public. Topic: The Murder of John Bullock, 1862 Bullock’s murder occurred in Freetown on June 12, 1862. Obed Reynolds, a 17 y/o Freetown resident ambushed and killed John Bullock, a New Bedford […]
Longfellow Day at Luther’s Museum in Swansea
Carl Becker, curator of the Swansea Historical Society, has planned a great event for this Sunday, July 12, 2009, and you are all invited. An afternoon in the 19th Century at the LUTHER STORE MUSEUM with the poetry of The 19th Century’s Greatest American Poet HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW including THE BRIDGE and PAUL REVERE’S RIDE […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture Series Planned for Fall
As printed in the new issue of the Fall River Historical Society Report: “A lecture series is currently being planned, to be held in the fall. Sponsored by the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation, the programs will be held on consecutive Monday evenings beginning on September 14 through November 2, excluding October 12, Columbus Day. Lectures will […]
Lizzie Borden Case in New Book
A new book by A. Cheree Carlson was published by the University of Illinois Press, in December of last year, that includes a chapter on the Lizzie Borden case of 1892. The Crimes of Womanhood: Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. This book has seven chapters, and one entire one is devoted to Lizzie. […]
Fall River Herald News Endorses Every House Has A Story
Today, the Fall River Herald News published an OUR VIEW opinion column endorsing Every House Has A Story. So far, the feedback has been very positive to this city-wide initiative, supported not only by the Preservation Society of Fall River, Arts United Fall River, Save Our Neighborhoods, and the city of Fall River (and the […]
Fall River: Every House Has A Story
I introduced the Mayor of Fall River today at a press conference held by the Preservation Society of Fall River, Arts United, Save Our Neighborhoods, and the City of Fall River. He was gracious with his complements of our new initiative titled “Every House Has A Story,” where citizens and interested parties can participate in […]