Oak Grove Cemetery Calendars on Sale
The FRIENDS OF OAK GROVE CEMETERY Is pleased to announce the publication of our 2010 Calendar These high quality, full-color calendars are spiral bound and printed on heavy cardstock. Our calendars feature photographic contributions by Mary Beth Rigby and William Moniz as well as historic images donated from private collections. Layout by Ann Keane. Additionally, […]
Legal Matters in the Lizzie Borden Case
It was another full house last night as Cara Robertson presented her talk titled “What the Jury Heard: Evidence in the Trial of Lizzie Borden.” It was extremely interesting and the points made by this amazing legal scholar and Lizzie Borden expert were profound. Unfortunately, there was no recording made of the talk as the […]
Lizzie Borden as “Conscious Pariah” Lecture
Monday, September 28, 2009. 6:30 pm Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA Building C, room 111 NOTE: Last week’s lecture was AGAIN standing room only, so please arrive early! Annette Holba, Ph.D., author Lizzie Borden as “Conscious Pariahâ€: A Discussion About Private Life Lizzie Borden and the Borden murders are often sensationalized and exploited in […]
Lizzie Borden Mock Trial Tonight
If you don’t have ticket, I guess you could still join the standby folks who are hoping some don’t show for this event . . . . The mock trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden is this evening in New Bedford, in the very courtroom she was tried in in 1893. I wonder how strange it […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture: Parallel Lives Reading
Monday, September 21, 2009. 6:30 pm Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA Building C, room 111 NOTE: Last week’s lecture was standing room only, so please arrive early! Bonnie Mendes, Director of the Somerset Public Library and Ann Rockett-Sperling, educator Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River Readings from […]
The Quequechan River Through History
I created a short film on the history of the Quequechan River, Fall River, Massachusetts, for the recent lecture titled “The Hidden Divide—The Struggle for the Quequechan Watercourse: Private Rights versus Public Interests.” This was part of the lecture series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts Superior Court. I uploaded the film to YouTube, […]
New Lizzie Borden Tantalizing Tidbit
Yet another tantalizing tidbit from the Fall River Historical Society’s new book, soon to be published, titled Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River. This one is a stunner! Soon, very soon, we will be able to view, read, and consume a letter or letters from Lizzie’s incarceration in […]
Quequechan Lecture Scheduled in Fall River
The Hidden Divide The Struggle for the Quequechan Watercourse: Private Rights versus Public Interests Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6:30 p.m. Bristol Community College, Building C, Room 111 Free Speakers: Alfred J. Lima, WIlliam G. Kenney, Jay J. Lambert, John Friar II, Donald Leighton, and John Grosvenor. Visuals by Stefani Koorey Part of the Bristol County […]
History Underfoot, Walking Tour of Oak Grove Cemetery
The Fall River Garden Club, the Fall River Historical Society, and the Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc., are presenting History Underfoot III, a walking tour of Oak Grove Cemetery. Guided tours of the grounds featuring characters who knew Lizzie Borden well. Sunday, October 4, 2009 (raindate October 11), 11 am to 3:30 pm. Advanced […]
Myth-Busting Lizzie Borden: Facts on the Life of an Enigmatic Woman
Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., Borden scholar, will be presenting a free lecture, titled “Myth Busting Lizzie Borden: Facts on the Life of an Enigmatic Woman” Presented by the Fall River Historical Society as part of their Lizzie A. Borden Lecture Series. Lizzie Borden still fascinates. She intrigues us mostly because, even after 117 years, we know […]
Lizzie Borden at Gallery X
This just in . . . Click on image to see larger version.
Lizzie Borden Trial Reenactment Now Mock Trial
At first, the Superior Court of Bristol County’s 150th Anniversary had announced that they were presenting a Lizzie Borden Trial “Reenactment.” That sounded interesting and well worth seeing all three times it was advertised. Now, the posters are calling them a “Mock Retrial” with the audience serving as the jury. Even better! Lizzie, Redux A […]
Lizzie Borden Lecture Series Announced
The Fall River Historical Society has announced that they are sponsoring seven lectures on Lizzie Borden, to begin September 14 and running every Monday (except Columbus Day) through November 4th. Read all about it here! The schedule is as follows: Sept. 14: Stefani Koorey, Ph.D., Borden Scholar Myth-Busting Lizzie A Borden: Facts on the Life […]
Lizzie Borden Reacts to Her Trademark
New Lizzie Borden Book in the Herald News
Donel Fattibene’s new book, I Did It!, currently for sale only at the Fall River Historical Society (online and in person), has a big write up in the Herald News on Monday, August 23, 2009. You can read all about it here.
Lizzie Borden Trademarked?
In the Monday, August 23, issue of the Fall River Herald News, a story will appear that states that the owners of the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast have successfully trademarked the name Lizzie Borden as it relates to merchandise bearing her name. SNIP: The trademark will cover items sold by the Lizzie Borden & […]
Lizzie Borden Live’s Saturday Night Success
The show is, sadly, over. And the production crew is taking away the set, to be stored, briefly, until the next performance of Lizzie Borden Live in Providence, RI, at the end of October. The event was a very nice success, with one interesting moment occurring when the fire alarm went off half-way through Saturday […]
Lizzie Borden Live Big Success
Tonight’s performance of Lizzie Borden Live in Fall River, MA, at the Eagle Performing Arts Center, was a grand success. The audience sat in complete silence as they devoured every syllable of this remarkable play. They cheered as the play ended, many there tonight repeat attendees from the last run of the show in Fall […]