Fall River Sign Sells Big
An auction on eBay recently exceeded its estimates. It was for an original advertising sign for the Fall River Line. Fall River Line material usually brings in the bucks, as you have a mixed bag of collectors: Fall River Line, transportation, Fall River, 19th Century, etc. This item was an unusual piece and in very […]
New Bed and Breakfast in Fall River
168 Belmont Street, the Victorian home of Richard Cormier and Judith Levesque, has just received a variance from the Fall River Zoning Board to convert their existing single family dwelling into a bed and breakfast and install a non-illuminated wall sign. The house looks like a lovely place to visit and just around the corner […]
Fall River a Ghetto: Part Three 2
In recent posts, I noted that while Fall River is well regarded as being one of the top 10 least segregated cities in the county for blacks, it is at the same time infamous for appearing second on the list of most segregated cities in the nation for Latinos. All this is based on census […]
Happy 147th Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden, born July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Fall River a Ghetto: Part Three
Another new report has come out concerning the most and least segregated cities in regards to Latinos (the last report was concerning blacks). This new report, culled from the latest census records, lists Fall River as #2 on a top ten list of most segregated cities for Latinos. Overal Most Segregated (Averaging ranks for all […]
Fall River a Ghetto, Part Two
On the heels of my post on police officers advising a fellow cop not to move to Fall River because it is a “Ghetto,” came this report culled from census records that gives Fall River the distinction to be one of the least segregated cities for blacks in the United States. Now what does that […]
Fall River a Ghetto?
I found a question posted on a site called Officer.com from a man who was thinking of relocating to the east coast and wondered about living in Fall River. The responses he got from contributors on the site’s forum was surprising to say the least. Officer.com seems to be a catch all site for law […]
A View From Battleship Cove
I came across a kewl blog titled A VIEW FROM BATTLESHIP COVE OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARY FROM FALL RIVER, MA – THE “WE’LL TRY” CITY, with posts by “Lefty”. MondoLizzie is referenced here (thanks Lefty!) as are other sites connected to Fall River. I like to read about Fall River, even if there isn’t a Lizzie […]
New Old Lizzie report from TV on Youtube
Almost 8 minutes long, this is an investigation into the case by Entertainment reporter Tim Estiloz for CN8. He gets some facts incorrect, but it is GREAT to see the case explored in more than a 30 second sound bite. What is extra great is that the report is from 1996 when the house was […]
Neilson Caplain
Many of you are familiar with the outstanding work of Neilson Caplain, including his “Lizzie’s Fall River” series in The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies and his regular column LizBits in the now defunct Lizzie Borden Quarterly. As past President of the Fall River Historical Society and a Fall River historian, 94 year old […]
Lizzie Borden’s Tempest from 1997
I just found this magnificently acted and conceived play on YouTube, titled “Lizzie Borden’s Tempest.” The play is divided into segments of around 10 minutes each. I highly recommend this to you! The Opening scene of the play “Lizzie Borden’s Tempest” written by Brendan Byrnes and performed in New York City, July of 1997 by […]
February 2007 Hatchet is Online!
The first issue of year FOUR of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies, is now online for your reading pleasure. We have some excellent pieces in this issue: a wonderful work of research by William Schley-Ulrich, another great journey by Neilson Caplain, an informative and enjoyable piece about postcard collecting by Michael Brimbau, a […]
The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies — Special Edition
The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies is pleased to announce that in addition to the regular 4 issues per year run we will publish a special edition of The Hatchet mid April. This will be a literary volume, containing only poetry, short stories, fiction, original art and illustration, and humor (all related to the […]
Lizzie’s Pew
From AP News, 1987. Look carefully at the bottom left corner. Thar she blows!
Maplecroft from the Inside
A very rare look at the inside of Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft, from 1992. Enjoy!
Historical Society Christmas
My good friend and Borden humorist Sherry Chapman found this lovely writeup on the decorations at the Fall River Historical Society. Read it here.
Tearing Down the Bus Station
There is an interesting discussion on The Lizzie Borden Society Forum about the changes to the Fall River Riverfront area and the proposed erection of the new Fall River Courthouse across the street from 92 Second Street. Last week there was no indication that the tearing down of the bus station which is there now […]
Christmas in Fall River
Found this in the Providence Journal online: Christmas in Fall River There’s more to the Fall River Historical Society than its big Lizzie Borden exhibit. The 1843 granite Greek Revival mansion that houses the society is decorated for the holiday and is hosting a Victorian Holiday Open House complete with music and other festivities today […]