Fall River is Shaped Like a Hatchet!
This image is from Zillow.com, a site where you can find real estate. Once I entered Fall River in the search box, and clicked on the city on the map, the outlines of Fall River are shown with the red marks showing the houses for sale. So it was to my surprise to see that […]
Merry Christmas to All
Mondo Lizzie Borden would like to wish all of you a joyous holiday season and a Merry Christmas.
Lizzie Borden Parallel Lives Tidbit Posted
Another little tidbit from Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River was posted online today at the website for the Fall River Historical Society. And a lovely Christmas present it is! Also: the Historical Society has released a statement regarding the book’s scheduled publication! I have seen the cover […]
Wicked Conduct (Sarah Cornell) Book Signing at the Fall River Historical Society
Saturday, December 19, from noon until 2:30, you can meet Rory Raven, the author of Wicked Conduct, a new book on the Sarah Cornell story—another famous Fall River murder. Here are the details of the book from the Historical Society’s website. Here is a big story about the book by Deb Allard in today’s Herald […]
Fall River Historical Society Holiday Open House
Tonight was the annual Holiday Open House at the Fall River Historical Society. The event was very well attended, with every room filled with the most interesting people! The food was first rate, and the wine was delicious. Here are a few images for those of you who couldn’t attend. Michael Martins and Dennis Binette […]
Fall River History Club in the Herald News
We had a truly wonderful meeting of the Fall River History Club on Wednesday night. Without a lecturer scheduled (the holidays are neigh after all), the idea was hatched to ask members to bring in anecdotes of growing up in and around Fall River and/or select a few artifacts from their collection to share. We […]
Google Street View Does Fall River
I have been waiting for this. For a year or more, Google maps had one road on their street view of Fall River: President Avenue. Well, now they have mapped out a lot of the city (leaving out a great deal too, I might add). You can travel down Fall River’s streets and see the […]
Lizzie Borden Overload
There have been so many events in the past few months centering on Lizzie Borden that I have been hearing folks say that they are in Lizzie Borden overload. Lectures, trial reenactments, plays . . . . and they are not yet over. On November 19, the last trial reenactment will be held in Taunton. […]
Halloween with Lizzie Borden Live!
WATCH JILL AS LIZZIE ON THE THE RHODE SHOW! LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE !!! THE LEGEND COMES TO LIFE Written & Performed by: Jill Dalton Directed by: Jack McCullough Music by: Larry Hochman Lighting Design by: John P. Boomer HALLOWEEN NIGHT ALL HALLOWS’ EVE CELEBRATION Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:00 pm Doors open @ 7:00 pm […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture, Monday, October 26
Jill Dalton, award-winning actress, presents: Lizzie Borden Live: From the Page to the Stage Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA Monday, October 26, 2009 6:30 PM Lecture is free and sponsored by the Fall River Historical Society as part of their Lizzie A. Borden lecture series. Jill Dalton’s Lizzie Borden Live combines historical facts with […]
Fall River’s Amazing Panoramas by Christopher Blake
I lucked onto this site by Christopher Blake that features 360 degree views of cities all over the world. Mr. Blake has created some fantastic images of Fall River places. I highly recommend them to you as they are truly incredible. Here the links to his work on Fall River, Massachusetts. Click on the words […]
Fall River Mock Trial Finds Lizzie Innocent
Once again, Lizzie Borden has been found innocent in the murders of her father and step-mother in 1892. The crowd who attended last night’s mock trial, presented in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, voted almost 2-1 to acquit her of all charges. This trial was different […]
Kim Dennis, psychic medium, says Lizzie said she did it
Last night I attended the fifth Lizzie Borden lecture, sponsored by the Fall River Historical Society, held at Bristol Community College. It was a talk by Kim Dennis, Canadian clairvoyant/medium, who said that Lizzie Borden came to her during a session she had at her home in Calgary with a woman named Lizzie. After the […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture October 19: Kim Dennis, psychic medium
Kim Dennis, psychic medium, will present a lecture titled “Lizzie Borden – Her Side of the Story” on Monday, October 19, at 6:30 pm, at Bristol Community College in Fall River, MA. The event is free and sponsored by the Fall River Historical Society. If Lizzie Borden could tell her story, what would it be? […]
Lizzie Gets Another Day in Court
Read it here in the Herald News. The photographs in this article in the Herald News were taken by me at the last mock trial in New Bedford in September.
October Lizzie Borden Events
Every day, it seems, we hear of even more events that revolve around Lizzie Borden. Something is definitely in the air! Here is a recap of what’s ahead for the month of October. Check back soon for all the events for November! October 14, Wednesday, Lynn Public Library, Lynn, MA, 7-8:30 pm. The Delvena Theatre […]
Help us name the new Lizzie Borden Podcast
PearTree Press is in production for a podcast related to all things Lizzie Borden. We have several episodes ready to go, but . . . . we need a name. We offer a few suggestions, but would rather you think of a new one in the last spot on the poll. Be creative, but the […]
Legal Aspects of the Lizzie Borden Case
The Fall River Herald News ran a story today about the recent lecture by Cara Robertson on the legal aspects of the Lizzie Borden trial. You can read all about it here! The images are from the Herald News. The story is by Deb Allard.