Lizzie Borden B&B Lawsuit Details
After reading the text of the Lizzie Borden B&B, LLC, v. Leonard Pickel motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, the case is about trademark infringement. Reasons given: Plaintiff has a reasonable likelihood of succeeding on the merits of its federal trademark infringement claim under the Lanham Act a. Lizzie Borden Museum is […]
Borden Murder Recreation at 92 Second Street Today
It seems the Fall River Herald videotaped part of the tour that was presented today at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Here you can see an 8 and a half minute version.
A Fine Time was had by All
The actors are changing out of their costumes after a long day of entertaining the crowds that attended this year’s re-enactment at the Lizzie Borden B&B. The tour was fabulous. The actors were excellent. The script was top notch. The costumes were perfect. Tour goers were all remarking how good they thought the event had […]
The August 2008 Issue of The Hatchet is Online
The August 2008 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. 86 pages in length! If your web browser does not load the new page, don’t forget to hit your browser’s refresh button to make it seek out the new uploaded version […]
Leonard Pickel Salem’s Lizzie Borden Interview
MondoLizzie conducted this interview with Leonard Pickel in July. Pickel is the owner and curator of the new True Story of Lizzie Borden, opening soon in Salem, MA.
New Book on Lizzie Borden
The Fall River Historical Society spoke to the Fall River Herald about their plans to publish a new book on the social history of Fall River as it relates to Lizzie Borden. It is sure to be a best seller! Here is a link to the article by Deborah Allard. Lizzie lives: Fall River’s most […]
Stealing Lizzie?
Now the TV stations are getting into the argument . . . . From ABC6.com’s John Eagan: Is Salem Trying to Steal the Legend of Lizzie Borden from Fall River? John Eagan We’ve all heard the rhyme, “Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks…”, you know the rest. She’s practically a celebrity […]
Lizzie Borden Comes to Salem
The True Story of Lizzie Borden is set to open in Salem, MA, on August 4. An article on the museum appeared today in the Salem News. Leonard Pickel, who calls himself curator of the new Lizzie Borden museum on Essex Street, holds replicas of the skulls of Abby and Andrew Borden. The museum, which […]
Author of Victorian Vistas Honored
Dr. Philip Silvia, the author of the seminal collected work of Fall River history as seen through its newspapers, is being honored with a lifetime faculty research award at his university, Bridgewater State College. Siliva edited the three volume set, which was published in different years: Victorian Vistas: Fall River, 1865-1885 as Viewed Through Its […]
American Road Magazine and Lizzie Borden
This season’s issue of American Road Magazine contains a two page spread on the Lizzie Borden case, featuring yours truly and the Lizzie Borden B&B. Luckily, the spread is being given away as a free pdf. You can view it here!
Paranormal Investigators of Southern Arizona
Last night PISA, the Paranormal Investigators of Southern Arizona, had a blog radio show interviewing Richard Senate about his new book on Lizzie Borden, Shocking Psychic Solutions: The Lizzie Borden Case. Senate played the “Andrew was a mean old man” card, and characterized Abby as unintelligent, without friends, and a sad woman. I think at […]
Paranormal Radio and Lizzie Borden
The Paranormal Investigators of Southern Arizona are hosting an hour long radio show focusing on Richard Senate’s new book on Lizzie Borden. Entitled Shocking Psychic Solution: The Lizzie Borden Case, the book offers a “psychic solution to the Lizzie Borden case.” Mark your calendars. The show will air on July 10 at 12:30 AM (that […]
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 […]
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
This day in Lizzie Borden History
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 […]