Lizzie Borden Babysitter?
It is hard to imagine young Lizzie Borden (before the murder of her father and stepmother) babysitting anyone’s children. But according to author Borden Davis, who penned the recent Silent Brand, she did that very thing—-babysat his father. In a press release for the book, appears the following biographical paragraph: Borden Davis was born in […]
Lizzie Borden’s Complete Astro Profile
TopSynergy.com has posted Lizzie Borden’s complete Astro Profile, including her natal chart, relationship profile, general characteristics, approach to life, inner motivation, interests and abilities, drive and ambition, growth and expansion, challenges, creativity originality & imagination, and generalational influences. Thing is, all this is based on her birth time as 9:46am. I am not sure where […]
Two Lizzie Borden B&B evps
MonsterQuest recently visited the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast and televised their findings. They didn’t find much, in fact, hardly anything at all. However, Mid-Atlantic Paranormal Research has posted two of the EVPs that were taken by Al Rauber for that show. According to their website, EVPs are recordings of anomalous voices often said to […]
Borden Farm Gets a New Chapeau Update
UPDATE: The roof has been completed on the old Borden farm on Gardner’s Neck Road in Swansea, MA.
New Lizzie Book
Hatchet author Annette Holba, Ph.D. has a new book out titled Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, or Did She? A Rhetorical Inquiry. I am super excited by this publication! Here is what the amazon site has to say about the book: We’ve heard the rhyme: Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty […]
New Lizzie Borden Museum is Opening
This is not a joke. Today, while goofing around in Salem, MA, and having my photo taken at the new Elizabeth Montgomery statue at the corner of Washington and Essex Streets, I happened to saunter down a pedestrian shopping walkway. There, on the right, I saw her. Lizzie Borden! And here is what I saw. […]
Proof Positive Lizzie Did It
Wouldn’t it be great if something like this actually existed?
The Preliminary Hearing in the Lizzie Borden Case
The Preliminary Hearing in the Lizzie Borden Case (PearTree Press, 2005), by Harry Widdows, Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., and Kat Koorey, is now available for sale through the Fall River Historical Society. You can purchase it when you visit or by phone at 508-679-1071. From the Foreword: The Preliminary Hearing phase of the Commonwealth vs. Lizzie […]
This day in History Film Featuring Lizzie Borden
Maplecroft is For Sale (Again)
Maplecroft, Lizzie Borden’s home following her acquittal for the double murder of her father and stepmother, is once again on the market. According to the current owner, Robert Dube, he is asking $680,000 for the 14 room, 4.5 bath home at 306 French Street. The phone number on the photo below is from the last […]
This day in Lizzie Borden History
Lizzie Borden B&B Auction
The Lizzie Borden B&B is once again holding an eBay auction for a stay in the Morse room (the room where Abby Borden was murdered) for August 4, 2008. The Fall River Herald recently ran a piece on the internet sale. The piece is by Deborah Allard. Here is a link to the eBay sale. […]
Lizzie Borden film
Lizzie Borden Dies, Her Trial Recalled
From The New York Times, June 3, 1927.
Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks
The Devena Theatre Company is once again presenting Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks at a library in Massachusetts. Mark your calendars. The performance is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, at the Robbins Melorial Library in Arlington, MA. ARLINGTON, MASS. – The Devena Theatre Company will be presenting “Lizzie Borden and the 40 Whacks†at […]
Inside the Ash Street Jail
In 1893, Lizzie Borden was housed at the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford, MA, during her trial for the murder of her father and step-mother on August 4, 1892. Photojournalist Jack Iddon visited the Ash Street Jail several times and recorded his visits on his website. It is a unique look inside the facility—when […]
Award Awarded
I am pleased to announce that I am the recipient of the dual award of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Lens of Sherlock by the Noble Order of the Mutton Eaters, Fall River Chapter of the Second Street Irregulars. I am honored by the recognition that they have bestowed upon me.
Lizzie Borden and the Fire Chief
From the Boston Globe: No longer acting, Borden named Haverhill fire chief By Erin Ailworth Globe Staff / May 22, 2008 As a kid Richard B. Borden always knew when his dad, once a Haverhill firefighter, worked a tough blaze – the kind that meant flames had consumed some family’s photos and other cherished belongings, […]