Paranormal Lizzie Borden Talk in NY
On May 31, at 3:00 pm at the Polaris Theatre in New York City, paranormal expert Al Rauber will be presenting “The Lizzie Tapes.” On Sunday, May 31st at 3pm, Sturges Paranormal is pleased to announce a lecture presented by Al Rauber. The price for this lecture is $20 at the door or you can […]
Fall River History Club for May
The Fall River History Club is presenting a talk by Dave Jennings titled “The Battle of Fall River.” The talk is free, and open to the public. WHERE: Fall River Public Library WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 6:30 PM. Please tell your friends!
New Fall River Historical Society Website Launched
The new Fall River Historical Society website was launched today, and it promises to be an active site that you should plan to return to often! Not only is it easier to navigate, looks great, and is up to date, but it also has an entire section on the Society’s new publication: Parallel Lives: A […]
Alice Russell, Lizzie Borden’s “Turncoat Friend”
It happened today. Alice Russell’s former abode on Hillside Street, in Fall River, Massachusetts, was razed to the ground, along with the other 7 homes on the same block, to make way for a parking lot. Gone forever. Shame on you SouthCoast Hospital Group for destroying another neighborhood. Shame on you for taking 8 houses […]
Fall River Historical Society Opens
The Fall River Historical Society has opened for the season. Museum Hours: May through October: Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tours: Beginning on the hour from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m, excepting 12:00 noon. Additional Weekend Hours: June through September: Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tours: Beginning on the hour from […]
Images of Fall River
You have gotta see these. They are remarkable. Fall River Photographs. Mary Beth Griffo Rigby
Alice Russell’s House to be Demolished Soon
The ongoing fight to save the eight homes that abut Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River is soon to cease—-lost to the powers that be that decided that a flat top parking lot was a better choice than building a parking deck on their established parking area. One of the eight homes has some historical […]
Lizzie Borden: Story of her Life Not Quite Right
A new telling of the Lizzie Borden story appeared today on the Rotten Works blog. The writer, RottenOne, gets the story somewhat right. The basic gist is there, and fairly well told, as far as the truth of the matter is concerned. However, like almost all writers on the case these days, and speakers for […]
Fall River History Club: Granite Mill Fire
The next meeting of the Fall River History Club is on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, but NOT at the Fall River Public Library. Instead, the club will convene at Bristol Community College to hear a lecture presented by Philip T. Slivia, Phd.D., and Jay J. Lambert, J.D., as part of the series of Bristol County […]
Calling All Bordenites and Preservationists!
We need your help. Southcoast Hospital Group’s Charlton Hospital, located at the top of French Street, and just two doors away from Maplecroft, is planning to demolish a neighborhood block to put in a flat top parking lot. The eight houses they have slated for the parking lot are located on the south side of […]
Trolley Tracks
Just this last Wednesday, the Fall River History Club was mesmerized by a talk by George Petrin in the history of the Trolley system in Fall River. The talk was entertaining, informative, and loved by one and all. George’s interest in his subject is apparent—and contagious! Then, just yesterday, as I was driving on North […]
New Lizzie Borden Play Premieres in Fall River
“The Durfee Theatre Company is presenting the original play, NEMESIS: A TALE OF DISCOVERY AND MURDER for their entry into the 2009 Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Competition throughout the month of March NEMESIS investigates other possibilities surrounding the murders in the infamous Lizzie Borden case. 51 student cast and crew members have been in […]
Fall River History Club Meets this Wednesday
History Club meeting Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 6:30 pm Fall River Public Library Topic: Globe Street Railway in Fall River Presenter: George Petrin See you there!
Brides and Muttoneaters
With the foreclosure of the Abbey Grille, lots of people and groups who had plans to hold events in the Great Hall or the restaurant are finding themselves up a creek without a paddle, or without their deposits returned. Take the case of this Fairhaven woman. She is getting married in a few months and […]
The Hatchet and the New Year
2009 has brought with it many changes, and The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies is one of them! We are whacking the price and publishing schedule to accommodate the changing lives of our authors, artists, editors, and all those who give of their time and love to make this journal the great publication that […]
Save the Abbey Meeting
A meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, that will address the future of the Abbey Grille building. This is from City Councillor Steve Camara: “I invite any of you who may be interested in the future of 100 Rock Street, The International Culinary Institute, to come to a Lower Highlands/Historic Downtown Neighborhood […]
Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery Event
The Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery, where Lizzie Borden and family are buried, is sponsoring a talk titled “Oak Grove and the Rural Cemetery Movement in America” by noted Landscape Architect Martha Lyon. Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 6PM. Fall River Country Club 4232 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02722 Tickets are $10/free for […]
Abbey Grill Faces Foreclosure
This from the Feb. 19 20, 2009 edition of the Fall RIver Herald News: By Will Richmond Herald News Staff Reporter Posted Feb 19, 2009 @ 05:23 PM Fall River — The famed Abbey Grill appears to be in hot water as the bank holding its mortgage has announced the building at 100 Rock St. […]