Charles Henry Wells
The Fall River Historical Society website is prettier than ever and has some juicy tidbits hidden away for you to find in your explorations. Besides a very complete gift shop, there are some archives of past publications worth looking at. Here is a PDF copy of their Fall River Historical Society Report from Fall 2002 […]
Case of Lizzie Borden
From the New York Times, October 22, 1892:
Troubled with Nausea
From the New York Times, August 16, 1892:
Lizzie’s Turncoat Friend
The Fall River Historical Society has placed on its web site the Summer 2002 issue of The Fall River Historical Society Report. This one is a keeper, so download it now. It has the new image, just revealed in this issue, of Alice Russell as an old woman. You will love the candid of her […]
Newspapers and the Borden Case
From the New York Times, February 18, 1893:
Bet you didn’t know this about Massachusetts
This type of list is right up my alley. It includes all sorts of factoids about the state of Massachusetts, most of which I never heard before. Makes me want to visit there. Oh, wait, I am going to visit there—on August 9th, at 6:30PM, I will be doing a multi-media presentation on Lizzie Borden […]
Not imprisoned in haste
From the New York Times, August 16, 1892:
Ryckebusch talk
From the April 25-May 1, 2005, “For Your Information” newsletter, published weekly by the Bristol Community College of Communications: An evening with an old friend and Miss Lizzie Borden: Join the Taunton Literacy Council and Professor Emeritus Jules Ryckebusch for an evening of Lizzie Borden on May 16. The event is a fundraiser for the […]
Morse Society
Did you know there was a Morse Society? And did you know that their coat of arms is an axe? And that they have a quarterly newsletter and offer a free sample? And did you know that they are having a reunion this year in October in Fall River? And that one of the attractions […]
With tears in his eyes
From the New York Times, August 20, 1892:
A Denial
From the New York Times, September 24, 1892.
Lizzie Dust
I found a piece about Lee-ann Wilbur’s sale of Borden house fireplace chimney dust to raise money for the planned renovations in the Spring 2005 newsletter called “The Compass,” published by the Bristol County Convention & Visitors Bureau. You can download your copy of the 8-page report in PDF format here. The article is on […]
Lizzie Causes a Sensation
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, July 24, 1893:
Lizzie in 1923
From the New York Times, May 12, 1923:
Oh for the good old days
This from the July 30, 1998 South Coast Today. Lizzie will come alive at seminar By Carol Lee Costa-Crowell, Standard-Times staff writer FALL RIVER — All right all you Lizzie Borden fans, get ready to gear up for four days of Lizzie mania. The seventh annual Lizzie Borden Expo begins Saturday, and this time all […]
Lizzie to lecture
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, June 23, 1893, three days after her acquittal:
Fall River Chamber and Lizzie
The Fall River area Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a bit about the Borden mystery on their website. Here is a direct quote, warts and all: A sizzling August, 1892. A double murder. An ax. Lizzie Borden. Did she or didn’t she? Sleuths from around the world still seek the truth. Books, a movie, […]
Marvin the Monkey visits the Lizzie Borden B&B
Marvin the Monkey was at the Lizzie Borden B&B last year when I was in Fall River and I met him and his keepers. They all were quite charming and Marvin’s adventures there can be seen here. Very cute! My favorite is when he is in Abby’s death position. So what ever became of the […]