Ed Thibault Has Passed Away
So many times we hear from those saying good things about the dead….. You may know him as “Andrew Borden” in several Lizzie Borden features and documentaries. You may know him as being your tour guide...
View ArticleFor Those Still Goo-Goo, Gaa-Gaa Over Lizzie Borden
If you’re still one who salivates over anything that might have been owned by, touched by, seen by, walked passed by, yaddayaddayadda on Lizzie Borden, check this out:...
View ArticleRemembering Ed Thibault
Remembering Ed Thibault It was nice to see Ed given more acknowledgment. I had known him since 1992 when we presented papers at the Lizzie Borden “100 Years of Fascination” Centennial in Fall River. I...
View ArticleLizzie Borden Letters on eBay asking $8,250!
Well, this is a hoot. Two letters written by Lizzie Borden up for bid on eBay at $8,250. One would do better to purchase “Parallel Lives – A Social History of Lizzie A. Borden and Her Fall River” by...
View ArticleFund-raising Attempt for New Lizzie Borden “Provoked” Indy Film
Here’s another Kickstarter fund-raiser associated with Lizzie Borden. This time it’s a paranormal film with a little twist. It’s titled PROVOKED. Clearly, $3,500 is a paltry amount to raise for...
View ArticleAnna & Laura Tirocchi – Dressmakers to the Elite
(Recycled post) The Prentice Mansion at 514 Broadway, Providence, site of the shop operated by sisters Anna and Laura Tirocchi from 1915 to 1947. Anna Tirocchi Anna & Laura Tirocchi were a famed...
View ArticleAndrew Borden and the Missing Prince Albert
(Recycled from March 2008) James E. Windward, “funeral director to the stars” or at least to all the best Fall River families (translation: Bordens, Braytons, Durfees, Chaces, etc.) during Lizzie’s...
View ArticleEmma Borden’s Death & Wake at Riverby
Emma Borden died in the early morning hours 9 days after her sister, Lizzie. Members of her surrogate family saw to her funeral/burial wishes. Her wake was held at Henry and Caroline Gardner’s home....
View ArticleLizzie Borden’s Favorite Dish: Tripe
It has been written in a number of books that Lizzie Borden’s “favorite” dish was tripe. Tripe is nothing more than cow stomach. It has the texture of calimari, i.e. octopus. If you’ve ever had...
View Article“Auntie Borden” in Movie “Sleuth”
Lizzie Borden is occasionally mentioned in a film or TV show but seldom is she referred to by the name many of the children of her friends called her long after the infamous trial of 1893. Those...
View ArticleThe Kind of Party Lizzie Borden Missed Out on in Her Youth
NOTE: THIS LETTER WILL APPEAR IN THE FALL RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S BOOK, PARALLEL LIVES): When Lizzie Borden was in her teens and early 20′s she did attend parties with her contemporaries. She may...
View ArticleFall River Cemeteries
Lizzie Borden is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, and while it is the most known – and the most beautiful – there are other cemeteries with interesting histories in Fall River. Here’s info on a wonderful...
View ArticleAriel Castro and Lizzie Borden – Notorious Domiciles and Why People Can’t...
This NBC News article on the house of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio, has five paragraphs on the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum in Fall River, MA. It’s a long shot, but imagine if some...
View ArticleTeapot given to Historical Society offers piece of Lizzie Borden story
From the Fall River Herald News comes this article by Deborah Allard: “Borden had given ceramic teapot to hired companion about 100 years ago” Herald News Photo | Jack Foley “This photo courtesy of the...
View ArticleA Man and His Dog – Which one is “loyal”? From the Lizzie Borden Forum
The post here from Ellen Smith (i.e. Angel), in reply to Michael Brimbaugh (mbhenty) is so insightful and very clever. LOL! Re: There was in the barn a secret that must be covered by mbhenty » Mon...
View ArticleThere’s No One Like You, Lizzie Borden – and Your House is Still Standing
I was in the process of deleting some old “Lizzie Borden Files” folders on a thumbnail drive to make room for photos of my grandson when I discovered these Animoto videos I had made several years ago....
View ArticleAnother Opera on Lizzie Borden
Well, here’s another production based on Lizzie Borden – another opera. This is another artistic endeavor that will serve only to perpetuate the myth of this much maligned woman. I’ve had “Google...
View ArticleLizzzie Borden’s Passport from Her 1890 Grand Tour
Click on image for larger view From the US National Archives we have her passport issued for the 16 week trip she took in 1890 with some Fall River girls from “up on the Hill”, including her cousin...
View ArticleChristina Ricci to Play Lizzie Borden in Lifetime Movie
Oh, lordy, here we go again. And again. Yea. Christina Ricci. I’d say she captures the essence of Lizzie, wouldn’t you? Assuming her eyes burn like a banchee whilst she wields a bloody AXE...
View ArticleWilliam H. Moody for the Prosecution of Lizzie Borden
(Recycled from October, 2011) The prosecution team in the matter of the Commonwealth vs. Lizzie Andrew Borden was led by three times ex-Governor George Robinson, but included the formidable William...
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