NPR’s Morning Edition and Lizzie Borden
WBUR’S images from inside the Salem exhibit. Today’s Morning Edition on NPR did a story on the legal dispute between the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum and Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden. The transcript follows the link to listen to the story. Listen here to the story. An Axe To Grind By Andrea Shea BOSTON, Mass. […]
Literary Hatchet Accepting Submissions
The second issue of The Literary Hatchet is accepting submissions for its October issue. We accept poetry, prose, short stories, and humor pieces on the following themes: true crime, Victoriana, Lizzie Borden, Fall River, murder, mystery, Victorian history, death, and gothic interests. Please submit your original, never before published, works to peartreepress (at) mac.com. Submissions […]
Lizzie Roundup
8-8-08 Wedding photos taken at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum. [A Woman and Her Blog] A new blog is online that details the workings and goings-on of Pear Essentials Productions, the group that puts on Lizzie Borden B&B recreations. Nice job! [PEP] Wanna know how much Andew’s 1892 inheritance is worth in today’s dollars? [Inflation Calculator] […]
The War of Words
Today’s Boston Herald had a story on the lawsuit between The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum in Fall River and The True Story of Lizzie Borden in Salem. It appeared in the Business section. Pretty much the same thing we have been reading all along, but this piece is not just a rehash of other articles. There […]
Lizzie Borden Headlines and Falderal
So I get this blog alert that someone has been talking about Lizzie Borden on the Internets and I am intrigued because of the headline. Hmmm. Lizzie Borden whacks her father, step mother? That’s not right. She was acquitted. The source appears to be ProJo, which is the Providence Journal. So I click on the […]
Odd Auction with Inaccuracies
A website called USAUCTIONSLIVE.com has an unusual item for bid—not because the item itself is rare or original, but because the auction details and description are mostly incorrect. Plus they are using images of the filming of the Monsterquest show at the Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum to help sell their wares. The bible of Editha ellen […]
Lizzie Borden B&B Lawsuit Details
After reading the text of the Lizzie Borden B&B, LLC, v. Leonard Pickel motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, the case is about trademark infringement. Reasons given: Plaintiff has a reasonable likelihood of succeeding on the merits of its federal trademark infringement claim under the Lanham Act a. Lizzie Borden Museum is […]
Lizzie Borden B&B Files Lawsuit Against Salem’s Lizzie
It is for real. The Lizzie Borden B&B/Museum filed a lawsuit against The True Story of Lizzie Borden for trademark infringement. Read all about it here. Businesses battling for the Borden name Lizzie Borden By Grant Welker Herald News Staff Reporter Fall River — The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast showed it’s serious about protecting […]
Borden Murder Recreation at 92 Second Street Today
It seems the Fall River Herald videotaped part of the tour that was presented today at the Lizzie Borden B&B. Here you can see an 8 and a half minute version.
Salem’s True Story of Lizzie Borden Opens Soon
The True Story of Lizzie Borden, the new Lizzie Borden exhibit in Salem, MA, that is garnering all the headlines of late, will be open by the end of the week, according to proprietor Leonard Pickel. For further information, please visit the website of the venue. When it does open Mondo will post the details […]
The August 2008 Issue of The Hatchet is Online
The August 2008 issue of The Hatchet: Lizzie Borden’s Journal of Murder, Mystery & Victorian History has been placed ONLINE for your reading pleasure. 86 pages in length! If your web browser does not load the new page, don’t forget to hit your browser’s refresh button to make it seek out the new uploaded version […]
Leonard Pickel Salem’s Lizzie Borden Interview
MondoLizzie conducted this interview with Leonard Pickel in July. Pickel is the owner and curator of the new True Story of Lizzie Borden, opening soon in Salem, MA.
Sunday in Fall River and it is still all about Lizzie and Salem
Aren’t you glad the Fall River Herald is finally taking a stand on this important story? Since it is unsigned, one can assume it the the stance of the paper itself and its editor. I’m not sure that publishing Lizzie’s Johnnycake and Meatloaf recipes, which happened this week in the Fall River Herald, is not […]
New Book on Lizzie Borden
The Fall River Historical Society spoke to the Fall River Herald about their plans to publish a new book on the social history of Fall River as it relates to Lizzie Borden. It is sure to be a best seller! Here is a link to the article by Deborah Allard. Lizzie lives: Fall River’s most […]
Borden Murder Re-enactment Set for August 4
The Lizzie Borden B&B has finalized its plans for the annual re-enactment/observance of August 4th. Shelley Dziedzic, who plays Abby Borden, has blogged about the story here. The Fall River Herald has published the details here: Borden re-enactment, tour set Fall River —Monday marks the 116th anniversary of the ax murders of Lizzie Borden’s father […]
Lizzie Lives: Lizzie Borden in Fall River
A new film offering a brief tour of the Lizzie Borden B&B, Mapecroft, and the Lizzie Borden exhibit at the Fall River Historical Society is available. It is almost 5 minutes long. Brought to you by the Fall River Herald newspaper.
Putting this Lizzie Thing in Perspective
Today all of Fall River was in a tizzie. WSAR, 1480, radio talked at length about the story of the new Lizzie exhibit coming soon to Salem. They were mostly upset about it. They bad mouthed the Fall River Historical Society. They talked about Lizzie Borden as if they owned her. The Fall River Herald […]
Stealing Lizzie?
Now the TV stations are getting into the argument . . . . From ABC6.com’s John Eagan: Is Salem Trying to Steal the Legend of Lizzie Borden from Fall River? John Eagan We’ve all heard the rhyme, “Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks…”, you know the rest. She’s practically a celebrity […]