You Know You’re in Massachusetts When . . .
Just found a new book that has a Lizzie reference in it. Titled You Know You’re in Massachusetts When . . .: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Bay State by Patricia Harris and David Lyon. Published October 1, 2006 by Globe Pequot. Lizzie gets a whole page. Page 8: […]
New Book Analyzes Lizzie’s Handwriting
Just found this new book that has a Lizzie Borden connection. May be too late to order for Christmas, but not too late to order for Festivus! By the way, happy Festivus everyone! SEX, LIES AND HANDWRITING” By Michelle Dresbold with James Kwalwasser Free Press ($24) From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. ‘Sex, Lies and Handwriting’ […]
Perfectly Strange on Lizzie Borden
Found this short 57 second piece on a show called Perfectly Strange. The tv crew went to 92 Second Street to try to capture paranormal activity. This clip shows that they did.
Biography on Lizzie available
AOhell, (sorry, AOL), has a 30 minute documentary of Lizzie Borden, made by the biography channel, available for download for a mere $1.99 at this site. Notorious: Lizzie Borden Category: Television [PG] Duration: 30min:00sec Date Added: 08/03/2006 Source: The Biography Channel More than a hundred years ago, a proper, respectable New England spinster from a […]
Christmas in Fall River
Found this in the Providence Journal online: Christmas in Fall River There’s more to the Fall River Historical Society than its big Lizzie Borden exhibit. The 1843 granite Greek Revival mansion that houses the society is decorated for the holiday and is hosting a Victorian Holiday Open House complete with music and other festivities today […]
Lizzie Borden Autograph?
A new eBay listing “Lizzie A. Borden Autograph Display 8×10 Rare Autograph Display!!” caught my eye. Starting bid: $400! Check it out! A very rare signature of Lizzie A. Borden, professionally matted together with a black and white photograph to an overall size of 8 x 10 inches. In excellent condition . Lizzie Borden was […]
Fall River Christmas
FALL RIVER Christmas in Old Fall River: Three Fall River organizations — The Preservation Society of Fall River, the Fall River Historical Society and the Lafayette-Durfee House Foundation — will be joining together to bring Christmas in Old Fall River, a daylong holiday festival to be held Sunday. Participants can tour seven historic residences, decorated […]
Using Lizzie to Make Better Lawyers
An interesting article appeared on the Univeristy of Virginia Law School site that is titled “Using Literature to Make Better Lawyers.” The Lizzie Borden trial is mentioned prominently in this piece as a useful example of what can be done to inspire learning of the law. An excerpt of the article: Using Literature to Make […]
Where is She Buried?
Thanks to Intrepid Reporter for this find! 2007 Where Are They Buried? Box Calendar by Tod Benoit has a page in it about Lizzie Borden. Still time to get it for your Lizzie Borden enthusiast for Christmas! The book is available on Amazon.com here.
Lizzie Bolden Dies at 116
The world’s oldest person died yeterday and her name was Lizzie Bolden. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bolden, recognized as the world’s oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home’s administrator said. She was 116. Bolden was born Aug. 15, 1890, according to the Gerontology Research Group, a Los Angeles organization that tracks […]
USStamps.com Deems Lizzie a “Notorious Figure”
For the last year, I have had for sale through my CafePress Lizzie Borden sale site a set of US Postage stamps I designed for those interested in all things Lizzie. I thought them in good taste and got many compliments on them. They are in the style of Andy Warhol. Today, CafePress wrote me […]
Lizzie Borden Hatchet Grease
A very funny item has appeared on eBay—-Lizzie Borden Hatchet Grease—this one required ingenuity and creativity to craft. It is a good hoot and a half to read! One thing, however. The seller is using a photo of the Gray’s Portrait Studio “Lizzie”—which has been deemed by experts not to be her! So, this auction […]
Original Porter for Sale
Just found this on Abebooks.com. Only $1350 bucks! The Fall River Tragedy – A History of the Borden Murders Edwin H. Porter Bookseller: Don Mc Nichol (Brewster, MA, U.S.A.) Price: US$ 1350.00 Quantity: 1 Shipping within U.S.A.: US$ 3.00 Book Description: George Buffington,publisher, 1893. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Scarce […]
Lizzie Hangs in the Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
Morris Broderson, artist American, 1928 – Lizzie Borden, 1966 Transparent and opaque watercolor and pastel Link here.
Lizzie Borden: Animal Abuser?
An odd article appeared online on Azstarnet.com, “the online service of the Arizona Daily Star“, about animal abusers. It begins: I read the newspaper with great interest. A few stories jump out, either at me or my mother: These are stories about people tormenting animals or keeping them in conditions not fit for any living […]
W(h)acked in Seattle
From the Seattle Weekly of November 15, 2006: W(h)acked. Making up for a lack of representation on stage, Live Girls! Theater has dedicated itself since 1999 to producing new work by women. Stephanie Timm’s world premiere of W(h)acked might be the first to take to take the idea of a world without men to such […]
Dunn & Powell Mystery Catalog #80
Greetings, Mystery Lover. We are pleased to announce that Dunn & Powell Books Mystery Catalogue 80 is available for viewing or download at our website (available in three formats): http://www.dpbooks.com/cat80.txt (plain text) http://www.dpbooks.com/cat80.htm (html for maximum compatibility) http://www.dpbooks.com/cat80.pdf (pdf , best for printing – you need the free Adobe Acrobat software – see link at […]
Legend Ending
This is the creepiest ending to any movie ever—the very end of the 1975 made for TV movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden, starring the great Elizabeth Montgomery. I present it to you here for your enjoyment.