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October 4th at Oak Grove

September 30, 2009 sanctaflora Leave a comment

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Don’t forget this Sunday’s tour which includes Borden-related grave stones!

History Underfoot III Tour – The Fall River Garden Club, Fall River Historical Society and The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. will be hosting their 3rd tour of this historic cemetery, sponsored in part by Citizens-Union Savings Bank.  The group has graciously agreed to donate a portion of their profits toward the purchase of a Memorial Tree.  F.O.G .has been invited to provide an informational table on our group and the work we are doing to restore Oak Grove. Past tours have been a tremendous success and we hope that you will plan to attend.  Tour will be conducted from 11 – 3:30 and tickets for the fundraiser are $15.  Rain date is October 11.

Categories: Borden Spaces and Places, Borden-related gravesites, Case Personalities, Fall River, Fall River families, Famous Victorians, In the News, Lectures & Exhibits, Oak Grove Cemetery, Potpourri Tags:

Lizzie Borden: To Bing or Google?

September 27, 2009 sanctaflora 1 comment

Got plenty of time to kill? Google Lizzie Borden and find 494,000 results on the web and 80,000 image files -some of which go out there pretty far to be related.

But maybe the newest thrill on the internet might be Bing.com where Lizzie Borden can net you 1,300,000 results and 11,500 image-related files. The images are worth the search and can turn up some pretty interesting stuff ranging from the Partners in Crime Kennels which has bred this beautiful red Irish setter bitch named – Lizzie Borden

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to the very unique and mysterious Lizzie artwork of Lu LoBue (lulobue.com)

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Happy Googling- and uh, Binging?

Categories: Famous Massachusetts Cases, Famous Victorians, In the Marketplace, Just Plain Lizzie, Lizzie Borden & the Arts, Lizzie Borden in the Marketplace, Potpourri, Strange Lizzies Tags: ,

Nance O’Neil 1911

January 30, 2009 sanctaflora Leave a comment

‘Who, in the “Lily” under Belasco’s management has demonstrated her right to be considered the great actress the admirers of her earlier work prophesied. (from American Magazine  August, 1911)’nance1911

Nance is shown with a come-hither look all decked out in Titanic-era cartwheel hat with feathers.  At this point Lizzie Borden was a long-gone memory as Nance advanced with her stage and film career. Nance, always somewhat of a spendthrift, sold her large estate in Tyngsboro, MA (where Lizzie once visited) with 250 acres of it purchased by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1907.  It is now the site for Notre Dame Academy, a co-ed Catholic school. http://www.ndatyngsboro.org/page.cfm?p=13

Categories: Ephemera, Famous Victorians, Just Plain Lizzie, On stage, Potpourri, Victoriana Tags:

Baltimore hosts 200th anniversary Poefest!

January 28, 2009 sanctaflora Leave a comment

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Those who follow the dark side of Victoriana, murder, mystery and mayhem might consider attending some of the events marking Poe’s 200th birthday.  Although Mr. Poe’s actual birthday on January 19th has just passed, there will be many events year long.  Visit the link  to see what’s in store for 2009 – just imagine what Poe might have made of the Borden story! http://www.nevermore2009.com/

Categories: Conferences, Conventions, Famous Victorians, In the News, Murder Most Foul, Potpourri, Victoriana