LA Times and the Haunted Lizzie Borden B&B
A recent story in the travel section of the LA Times has been circulating around the Internet. It tells the tale of ghostly happenings at the house on Second Street and the guest who dare not stay the night, or the entire night, while things go bump in the night. It is a scary idea, […]
Lizzie Borden Talk Scheduled
A new talk on Lizzie Borden has been scheduled for October 29 in Salem at The True Story of Lizzie Borden Museum. Titled “Lizzie Borden: Heroine to Halloween Horror,” the multi-media presentation will begin at 8PM. Even though Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the double murder of her father and step-mother, her celebrity has permutated […]
Literary Hatchet Available in Hard Copy
The 2nd edition of The Literary Hatchet is finally available for sale in hard copy! Only $8! Purchase your copy here! The Literary Hatchet is a bi-annual literary edition of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History. The Literary Hatchet publishes contemporary short fiction, poetry, prose, photography, cartoons, and humor by […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture Series
UPDATED OCTOBER 19, 2008 AT 6:20PM: Borden Murders Lecture Series Oct. 22, 2008 8:00pm You Can’t Chop Up Your Papa in Massachusetts: Murder, Lizzie Borden And The Press By Karen Chaney, author of the book Lizzie Borden “Lizzie Borden took an axe…” or so goes the popular rhyme that introduced most people to the Borden […]
Salem’s Lizzie Borden
From October 13, Boston Herald: Salem museum puts Lizzie Borden on display for all to judge By Laurel J. Sweet | Monday, October 13, 2008 Photo by Lisa Hornak Only in Salem, where history evolved from hysteria, could a Sunday school teacher as steeped in secrets as Lizzie Borden fit in as naturally as a […]
A Memory Of Lizzie
Edmonds, Washington “A Memory of Lizzie”: 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24-26: Driftwood Players’ Alternative Stages brings David Foxton’s dramatization of the Victorian childhood and trial of accused murderess Lizzie Borden, who “took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks” (and gave her father 41), at the Wade James Theatre, […]
Lizzie Borden and the Paranormal
From an article dated today, Oct. 16, 2008: Marblehead Historical Society website. XPLORING THE UNKNOWN: Nick Smith speaks on “Paranormal Investigations: Fact? Fiction? Or Somewhere in Between?” at the Marblehead Museum and Historical Society next Thursday. [October 23] Smith, a summer resident of Marblehead, is founder of Crypto Paranormal Investigations, a nonprofit research group dedicated […]
Lizzie Borden Lawsuit from AP
This from last week: By DENISE LAVOIE – Oct 7, 2008 BOSTON (AP) — A museum and a bed and breakfast have settled a trademark dispute over the macabre legacy of Lizzie Borden, a Sunday school teacher accused in the hatchet deaths of her father and stepmother, a museum official said Tuesday. Leonard Pickel, manager […]
Lizzie Borden and the Fall River History Club
Hello History Club members and interested parties: Our October meeting will be held this Wednesday, the 15th at 6:30 pm in the Fall River Public Library. Stefani Koorey will speak on the topic of “Looking at Lizzie: The Life of the Infamous Lizzie Borden Re-Examined.” Please invite anyone you know who is interested in Fall […]
Fall River Herald News Weighs in On Lizzie Borden Lawsuit
Other than the news that the Salem exhibit is changing its name to the “40 Whacks Museum,” this opinion piece by the Fall River Herald News seems a bit late in deciding that the two Lizzie Borden businesses should work together. I think the lawsuit was great publicity for all involved and probably well worth […]
Literary Hatchet: Winter 2008 Just Released
The Winter 2008 issue of The Literary Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has just been released. Download your FREE copy from the Literary Hatchet’s website!
Lizzie Borden Poetry
Just released on Amazon.com! Larry W. Allen’s book of 50 Lizzie Borden poems entitled Do Come In and Other Lizzie Borden Poems. It is the only book of its kind—-not just one Lizzie Borden poem but a title that markets her name, but the entire collection is about Lizzie Borden and her life. Hey, and […]
Lizzie Borden Settles Out of Court
Battle Over Use of Lizzie Borden Name Settled Last Edited: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT Created: Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008, 12:15 PM EDT Legal Battle Brewing Over Lizzie Borden Story Two businesses who battled over the use of the infamous “Lizzie Borden” name have settled out of court. The owner of a new […]
New Lizzie Borden Book
For Immediate Release: 9 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2008 Contact: Stefani Koorey PearTree Press [email protected] 407-761-2361 PearTree Press Announces Release of New Lizzie Borden Book https://www.createspace.com/3354462 FALL RIVER: MA—PearTree Press (http://peartree-press.com/) announces the release of a new Lizzie Borden book: Do Come In and Other Lizzie Borden Poems by Larry W. Allen. For some, the […]
Lizzie Borden on Sightings
Here is the section on the Tee Vee show Sightings that detailed the Lizzie Borden case. Season 2, Episode 3, First Aired 10/21/1992
Lizzie Borden and Massachusetts District Court
The United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, is the venue for the federal trademark lawsuit between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. Lucky for us, the court offers a two day advance look at their court calendar. If you wish to see a day […]
Second Verdict TeeVee and Lizzie Borden
In my list in the post before this one, I noted that there was an episode devoted to Lizzie Borden on a show called Second Verdict. Here are some further details on that show: (from Wikipedia—so some or all of it may be bogus): Second Verdict Format Police procedural Created by Troy Kennedy Martin, Elwyn […]
Lizzie Borden and TeeVee
The Lizzie Borden murder case has been examined in only one movie: the made for TeeVee film from 1975, The Legend of Lizzie Borden. It is the one we all remember. Elizabeth Montgomery played Lizzie to perfection, even if there were many anachronisms and mistakes in fact. Just watch the opening scene to observe the […]