Halloween in Fall River and No Lizzie Borden in Sight
From ace photographer Michael Brimbau. Snapped today in Fall River. Wow is all I can say. Kewl!
For all your gothic needs
Gothic Rose Antiques is a great site for gothic items, from decor, to boudoir, theatrical, art, sculpture, garden statuary, and Victorian death items. I have purchased from them and recommend them to you. With Halloween approaching, you certainly need one of these: Hand blown German antique glass eyeballs, almost life size – $35 each 19th […]
Dressing up as Lizzie Borden for Halloween?
The Victorian Trading Company has several wonderful Halloween costumes for sale. One of them is Lizzie Borden. Only $149.95, and it includes the axe! Lizzie Borden Costume This notoriously wicked woman is accessorized with the weapon that wiped out her unfortunate family in forty whacks. Includes: Authentic Victorian day dress in a mustard print featuring […]
Dickie Does Jack the Ripper
Would you like to take the COMPLETE Jack the Ripper tour in London? Well, someone taped it for you and here it is in 12 parts. It is fascinating! Ripping Yarns Ltd, the original and authentic Jack the Ripper started giving guided tours around Whitechapel in 1992, for many years we have gained knowledge and […]
Dunn & Powell Mystery Catalogue #4
Greetings, Mystery Lover. We are pleased to announce that our new Mystery Catalogue 84 is available for download. You may view or download the catalogue here: (plain text) (html for maximum compatibility – illustrated) (pdf – you need the free Adobe Acrobat software – see link at our website) Catalogue 84 features over 1100 items […]
Nance O’Neil Photos Found Online
The NYPL has very recently updated their digital image collection online and lo and behold added quite a few photographs of actress Nance O’Neil, famous friend of Lizbeth Borden. There are 24 images and they were found by Kat Koorey as she searched for interesting images related tangentially to the case. She is posting half […]
Victorian Trading Cards
I have been a collector of Victorian trading cards for some time, with a focus on Fall River, MA (of course!). I use reproductions of them as art for The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies and display them around my living space to remind me of times gone past. There is a wonderful site […]
Jack the Ripper — Ripper Notes
If you are into other true crime cases like I am (especially Victorian ones), I highly recommend subscribing to a Jack the Ripper journal tltled Ripper Notes: The International Journal for Ripper Studies. I cannot get enough of this informative, interesting, and well crafted magazine. Editor Dan Norder does a yeoman’s job at pulling together […]
Fall River Mystery
In the latest Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine are two pieces related to the topic at hand—Lizzie Borden. One is a new work by James T. Shannon that takes place in the Portuguese-American community of Fall River, Massachusetts. I have read the story and note that while the author changes the names of locations around town […]
The August 2007 issue of The Hatchet is ONLINE
The August 2007 issue of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies has been placed ONLINE. This issue is JAM packed with interesting articles—and I really mean jam packed! The new issue runs a whopping 120 pages! And it includes news, information, and images not published elsewhere on the newly discovered Emma Borden’s years at […]
Wheaton Seminary for Women
Len Rebello, author of Lizzie Borden Past and Present, Borden historian Shelley Dziedzic and I went to Wheaton College today and conducted a lot of research on Emma Borden’s time there as a Seminary Student in the mid 1800s. The library staff was stupendous in finding all the info we could possibly need! An extensive […]
New Bed and Breakfast in Fall River
168 Belmont Street, the Victorian home of Richard Cormier and Judith Levesque, has just received a variance from the Fall River Zoning Board to convert their existing single family dwelling into a bed and breakfast and install a non-illuminated wall sign. The house looks like a lovely place to visit and just around the corner […]
Barbie Garden
Completely off topic, but fascinating to me, is this odd little find. While out taking photos I came across this Barbie doll garden in Mattapoisett, MA. At first I thought it was some sort of play area for a child, but then I saw the stone marker that designated this as an “official” Barbie Garden. […]
Lizzie Borden Conference 2008
I was saddened to hear that the Lizzie Borden Conference scheduled for next August (2008) was cancelled. Not only because it was going to be the first big official get together for Lizzie Borden aficionados since the 100th anniversary conference in 1992, but because the brains and creativity behind this event really wanted it to […]
Victorian Party Games
Check this site out for ideas for party games on New Year’s Eve! Victorian Games – Party Games Rules Parlor Game for Groups. The Laughing Game – – All players sit in a circle. One player starts the game by saying “Ha”. Then, going around the circle, the second player says “Ha Ha”, third player […]