Read along to learn more about Fall River’s Oak Grove Cemetery, where many of the City’s notable historical figures were laid to rest.
Lizzie Borden
Legends of Lizzie: As Fascinating as the Facts
Legends of Lizzie What her small town believes about Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted of murdering her family with a hatchet blade, is nearly as fascinating as the facts. By Edmund Pearson, April 14, 1933, The New Yorker When the curtain falls on the first performance...
Where You Can Find the World’s Largest Lizzie Borden Collection
You’ve almost certainly heard the catchy rhyme about the Borden murder mystery many times…But did you know the rhyme’s content is completely inaccurate?
Fall River Historical Society
Housed in a 19th century mansion and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Fall River Historical Society is a museum, a library, a tourist destination, and much more.
Still ‘authentic’: Lizzie Borden house renovations preserve history behind infamous unsolved murders
By Ashley Soebroto Globe Correspondent,Updated March 30, 2023, 5:36 a.m. FALL RIVER — At 230 Second St., a green clapboard house sits eerily quiet. An American flag pokes out of the doorway, flapping in the wind, as shrubbery lies beside the steps leading up to the...
Lizzie Borden letter delivered 126 years later — to the Fall River Historical Society
FALL RIVER — Almost 126 years after it was originally written, a letter from Lizzie Borden has found its way to its destination — just three blocks from her home, although it traveled across the country first. According to Fall River Historical Society Curator Michael...
Lizzie Borden’s Maplecroft home has new owners
The halls of Maplecroft are echoing with children’s laughter for the first time in decades, since the Doherty family purchased the home in July. They have moved in and are using Maplecroft as their private residence.