Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare
Ric Rebelo is working on a master’s project titled Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare. It is all about the Lizzie Borden case and asks the question Who Killed the Bordens? Five minutes of the project has been put together and posted on YouTube. It stars your truly (in my worst hairdo ever!), Len Rebello, author of […]
Stop Action Lizzie Borden
Creative little film by TheUnadoyle. 40 seconds in length.
Fall River Historical Society Carries Lizzie Borden and PearTree Press
The Fall River Historical Society, both online and in the brick and mortar gift shop on Rock Street, carries many Lizzie Borden items for sale, including the publications of PearTree Press. Check them out for the two latest issues of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History, The Preliminary Hearing in […]
Fall River Boys Photographer Coming to Fall River
The Fall River Historical Society is hosting a book signing on June 13 for photographer Richard Renaldi, the author of Fall River Boys. The book is garnering rave reviews. The signing is from noon until 2:30PM at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA. It will be the first Fall River […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lizzie Borden Society Forum Trouble
For the past six days, the Lizzie Borden Society Forum has been experiencing intermittent problems. I have alerted the service provider and they have been working on the problem. Unfortunately, the problem keeps changing, and just when they think they have resolved the matter, something else happens. I am fearful that the provider is now […]
Images of Fall River
You have gotta see these. They are remarkable. Fall River Photographs. Mary Beth Griffo Rigby
Submission Deadline Extended for the Literary Hatchet
The Literary Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History is extending its submission deadline by two weeks. We pay authors! Please visit the Literary Hatchet website to download your free issues and read about what we want and do not want in the way of content. New deadline for submissions is May […]
Spring 2009 Hatchet in Print Format
The Spring 2009 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History is now available for sale in both subscription (online pdf) and print. If you want to subscribe, for only $15 per year, to the Online edition, please visit The Hatchet. If you would like to purchase the print copy, […]
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 […]
First Look at Cameron Munson’s Bordenia
The most recent issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has a wonderful interview with wunderkind director Cameron Munson. Cameron is the director of the new short film about the Borden case, called Bordenia, which just wrapped up shooting in Lancaster, PA. And you are the very first to […]
Lizzie Borden Channelled
A blogger named Creepy Hallows claims to have channelled Lizzie Borden, after much effort. This is not a spoof site or does the writer present themselves as anything other than serious. This is an interesting read and worth looking at. While I do not subscribe to the idea that they did, in fact, contact Lizzie, […]
Medium Georgia O’Connor Solves Borden Murder Case
According to Medium Georgia O’Connor, Lizzie Borden did not take an axe and give her mother 40 whacks. Nor her father 41. It was a known person to victim Andrew Borden, a man named Earl Matthews. She also says that Andrew was first hit in a doorway, then hit again (she says stabbed) on the […]
Lizzie Borden Paranormal Lecture Announced
Our good friend and Hatchet contributor Al Rauber is giving a lecture on May 31, 2009 in NYC at the Polaris North Theatre. You can read all about it here! Al is very well respected in the paranormal community and has had a long and distinguished career in studying and recording electronic voice phenomenon. From […]
Lizzie Borden Live in March in Providence
Mark your calendars! This is an event NOT to be missed. I highly recommend this outstanding play, written and acted by the great Jill Dalton, directed by the amazing Jack McCullough, with lighting designed by the fabulous John Boomer. LIZZIE BORDEN LIVE ! BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !! IN PROVIDENCE, RI Friday the 13th thru […]
This Day in History at History Channel Gets it All Wrong
So my friend, Al Rauber, found this article that mentions the Lizzie Borden case. It is called This Day in History. One can select a day and a movie or story pops up telling the story of the day through history. Neat, huh? And you would think that because it is the History Channel, that […]
Tiverton Public Library hosts Lizzie Borden talk
The Tiverton Public Library is hosting a talk on Lizzie Borden, next week, on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at 7 p.m. “Lizzie Borden:The Mystery Continues Lecture Location: Tiverton Community Center, 346 Judson St., Tiverton, RI Presented by Tiverton Library Services and Sponsored by the Friends of the Tiverton Libraries. This presentation is a one hour […]