Lizzie B
There is an race-winning boat named after Lizzie Borden. She is called the “Lizzie B” and boy is she yar! She is named thusly because Mike Braney, who passed away in 1999, the co-owner, was from Fall River! Check it out.
Lizzie Cartoon
From Tantrumpretzel.com: Snapshots from another world. There is a Lizzie cartoon there that I really like.
How Not to Hire Lizzie Borden
Special Sessions With Tom Terez, trainer and consultant, has developed a special workshop titled “Interviewing – How to Avoid Hiring Lizzie Borden.” Selecting and hiring the right people is critical to the growth and cohesiveness of your organization. Participants are taught an easy, but well-tested, system for selection that will match potential candidates to the […]
Lizzie/Clinton
An oldie but goodie from 1999—a comparison between Lizzie Borden and, of all people, Bill Clinton! “The Clintonesque Lizzie Borden” by Stephanie Herman. What’s next? Comparing the Lizzie Borden to OJ Simpson? Ouch, this one is not funny.
A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place: Fall River, Massachusetts in the Time of Lizzie Borden, produced by The Ahenæum Assoicates. It includes some very interesting maps and images. According to the credits: This site was developed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the graduate history program at George Mason University. The site author, Ray Clark, accomplished […]
Words to Fall River Hoedown
Aka “Fall River”, aka “Lizzie Borden”, aka “You Can’t Chop Your Poppa Up in Massachusetts”. Thanks to Digital Tradition. Transcribed from The Chad Mitchell Trio’s version from Mighty Day on Campus, (1961): Fall River Hoedown (Lizzie Borden) (Michael Brown) (From Chad Mitchell Trio Recording) [Spoken] One very exciting area of folk idiom and folk music […]
Goody-B Wiseman
Artist Goody-B Wiseman Channels Lizzie Borden at a recent gallery exhibit. Read about it here and here.
Lizzie Stuff for Sale
Capgun Cowgirl now has a storefront to sell her pretty amazing Lizzie Borden wearables. I purchased the pink LB bracelet and wore it during my talk last week in Fall River—some ladies in the room really wanted one of these! Kewl!
Framed Front Page
ProQuest is offering a framed front page reprint from Lizzie Borden’s acquittal. For only $89.95 for an 11 x 17, $110.95 for a 13 x 19, and $129.95 for an 18 x 24 framed page, with your choice of frame style and matte options! Apparently, you can get any of a number of reprints framed, […]
New Book with Lizzie Connection
Intrepid Reporter found this and I share it with you now. This is all I know: the title is Reverse Reflection by Jesse Garon. Available on Amazon for $19.95. New York CSI Colton Phillips sets out to take a long-overdue vacation in Pineville, New York. After driving for hours, he stops to rest. He sees […]
Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers
The BEST Lizzie Borden take off video I have ever seen! I showed it at my talk in Fall River and everybody loved it. Now you can love it too! Click here for news about Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers. What is so good about it, you ask? Well, for starters, Lizzie is finally in love. […]
Curse of Lizzie Borden Trailer
I posted here and here about this film, but Intrepid Reporter has found the trailer for the movie. The film went straight to video and is due to be released on the 28th of August. I have ordered my copy of The Curse of Lizzie Borden from Amazon.com and will offer up a review when […]
The August issue of The Hatchet is Online
One of the many Lizzie hats I wear is as the editor and publisher of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. Today marks the publication date of issue number 3 of 2006. The journal is an online magazine primarily and you can subscribe for a mere $20 a year. If you subscribe now, you […]
Reenactments at the Lizzie Borden B&B
Don’t forget that the Lizzie Borden B&B does a super reenactment of the case on the 4th of August. Call them at 508-675-7333 for details! I haven’t been to one myself, but I have it on very good authority that they do one whack of a job! Don’t missi it if you are nearby—August 4th […]
More on Sanford Covell House in Newport
Yesterday’s blog about the Washington Street house in Newport that is associated with Lizzie after her trial got me wanting to see more of the place. Newscout came through with a pretty cool site that has a front view of the B&B and some information regarding the architecture of the building. Turns out the house […]
Murder & Mayhem
From Curry College (Milton, MA) Undergraduate Course Description SOC 2414 Victorian Mystery, 3 credits, Murder & Mayhem: Lizzie Borden Case Study The course uses the still unsolved 1892 Borden murder case to examine the social and cultural history of New England in the nineteenth century. The topics of urbanization, women’s roles, family life, religion, social […]
Legal Humour
Lizzie (excuse me, Lizzy) is mentioned briefly in this article from Legal Humour. She’s everywhere, she’s everywhere! The Practice » Serious Look at Humour and Law A “Serious” look at Humour and Law By Marcel Strigberge Stress buster Humour is a major stress buster. It will allow you to detach yourself from a situation for […]
Shop Lizzie Borden
In an ongoing series about original Lizzie Borden items you can purchase, I bring you le Magasin des Morts, a shop owned by Maryellen Skulski. I first found Maryellen through eBay, where she is known as morbidmaryellen. Her site boasts this: “Get the HIPPEST stuff on the web featuring Massachusetts’ favorite alleged AXE MURDERESS…Lizzie Borden!” […]