Lizzie Borden Events This Weekend
From today’s Providence Journal comes another great piece by Paul Davis on Lizzie Borden, this time detailing the goings-on in Fall River on Sunday, the 121st anniversary of the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden. He interviews three Michaels: Michael Shogi, Michael Martins, and Michael Thomas Brimbau! Actors will recreate the crime at the Lizzie […]
Lizzie Borden Lifetime Movie Wraps
From the Halifax News Net: “Lizzie Borden, a $6 million dollar made for TV movie for Lifetime, has finished production in the province, creating jobs and shooting at various locations around Nova Scotia. “Attracting investments of this size creates good jobs for our talented workforce and generates economic spinoffs for the local economy,” said Graham […]
New Lizzie Borden Exhibit Sunday
The Fall River Historical Society has done it again! They are offering a new Lizzie Borden exhibit starting this Sunday, the 121st anniversary of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden. It is called “From the Scene of the Crime.” Sounds interesting! See below!
Lizzie Borden and New Novel in Today’s Herald News
Today’s Fall River Herald News has a wonderful story on the new Lizzie Borden novel by Michael Thomas Brimbau, Lizzie Borden, The Girl with the Pansy Pin. Deb Allard, who writes about all things Lizzie, does a grand job with this interview. Thank you Deb and thank you Herald News.
Lizzie Borden, The Girl with the Pansy Pin Booksigning Scheduled
We are oh so pleased that Lizzie Borden, The Girl with the Pansy Pin, by Michael Thomas Brimbau, will be available for sale on August 4th, 2013! Please stop by the book signing at the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720, and meet the author! While you are there, tour […]
Lizzie Borden Axe Throwing Contest
Apparently, every year for the past two, the residents of Falls Church, VA, are invited to participate in the Lizzie Borden axe throwing contest. This year is their third annual event. SATURDAY, 8/3: Axe-Throwing Contest Hand-eye coordination with good technique is what you’ll need to be the winner at the American Legion’s Third Annual Lizzie […]
“Borden Plot” at the Ancient Riverside Cemetery
I finally paid a visit to the Ancient Riverside Cemetery in Rhode Island to visit the grave of Hannah Nelson, who was Lizzie Borden’s most beloved housekeeper. The story of her life is poignantly written in Parallel Lives: A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River, by Michael Martins and Dennis Binette. […]
Fall River’s Highlands are for Sale, Apparently
In the July 2013 copy of New England Home Life, the historic highlands of Fall River are highlighted. Not that every house in this area is for sale, but by the looks of the spread, a couple of fine old homes are indeed on the market. Yes, there is a Lizzie Borden connection. You knew […]
Maplecroft in the Snow
The morning after the Blizzard of 13.
Legend of Lizzie Borden Being Remade!
Browsing along on Amazon.com, I came across a brand new book on the life of Elizabeth Montgomery, titled Twitch Upon a Star, by Herbie J. Pilato. I greatly admire Ms. Montgomery and have been a fan of hers since I first discovered her on Bewitched. But I was always more of a fan of her […]
Lizzie Borden Roundup
It is October tomorrow and that usually brings the whole Scary Lizzie Borden meme to the forefront. She appears each year as a “street experience” character at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. There are Lizzie Borden Halloween costumes for sale. Even directions online on how to dress as Lizzie Borden. Check […]
Lizzie Borden’s Revenge
Well, another teenage slasher film is soon to be released, this one titled Lizzie Borden’s Revenge. The tag line is a killer: The Axe is Back! Here is the synopsis from the production company’s page: A group of sorority girls are having a slumber party at their house. One of the new sorority girls is […]
Lizzie Borden’s Preliminary Hearing
The ONLY publication of Lizzie Borden’s Preliminary Hearing is available from PearTree Press. The Preliminary Hearing phase of the Commonwealth vs. Lizzie A. Borden began on August 25 and lasted until September 1, 1892. The copy given to Lizzie’s lawyer, Andrew Jennings, is the only one known to have survived. It has recently been discovered […]
Lizzie Borden on How Stuff Works
The story of Lizzie Borden and the trial is retold on this excellent podcast, “Lizzie Borden and her Axe (Update),” produced by the folks at How Stuff Works, called Stuff You Missed in History Class. You can listen to this free podcast on iTunes. The 34 minute retelling is very accurate, well done, and is […]
Lizzie Borden and the Fact Checker
Please allow me this little rant. I read with increasing frequency of best selling books that are being “recalled” because the authors have plagiarized portions of their works, have decided that making up facts in order to prove some point is a valid way to present history, or fabricated quotes or sources in books and […]
Lizzie Borden eBay Photos on Sale
While perusing eBay for Lizzie Borden and Fall River items, as I do quite frequently just in case, I happened upon a few really choice items that I wanted to share with you. I have no intention of bidding on any of them as the prices are a bit high in my opinion, but it […]
Lizzie Borden website redesign complete
The redesign of LizzieAndrewBorden.com is complete. This blog, as you now can see, also has been given a makeover using the same theme, but with a different skin. The transformation took much longer than anticipated because the main site was moving from HTML to WordPress. I find WordPress a flexible framework that allows for effortless […]