Lizzie Borden Society Forum

I had a nice interview today with Deb Allard with the Fall River Herald News. She is doing a piece on the Emma discovery and it should appear in Wednesday's paper. whoo hoo!

I'll post on MondoLizzie when I get a screenshot tomorrow.

It is good to know that Emma interests them as well. I had thought that Lizzie and Andrew were the only news-worthy Bordens with the paper until now!

http://www.heraldnews.com/town_info/his ... en-history

ooh la la!

Thanks for the link!
Very nice article- Deboarh has been great hasn't she- thru all the years of reporting Borden stories!

Yay, Stefani!!! Kudos once again on your wonderful find and for the great article! Maybe you can tell as you have the original photo, to me it appears as though Emma's ear is pierced, or is that just one of the spots that appear on the photos surface? We know that Lizzie had pierced ears at one point in time and I would think Emma would have too as it was fashionable for a time. I think it was between the 1860s and 1880s. Shelley might know?

Bravo! It's a great find and a great article. Even the reclusive Emma would appreciate it.

Again, Bravo!

Susan, here is an enlargement of the ear in question. I don't think it is pierced, but maybe you see it? What do you think?

And here from the older Emma.

You gave me an idea. Here are the ears side by side.

Note how they are the same ear! I think the only difference is that her head was ever so slightly tilted back and to the side in one than the other. But if you follow the lines of the ear, the curves and indentations, you see the same ear.

Didn't at one time police use ear prints like fingerprints, or did I dream that one?

Very cool, thanks!

I was wondering how it was found. Good for you!

Thanks, Stefani. Yes, seeing it enlarged like that it appears that it is just one of those spots on Emma's earlobe. Darn, I thought maybe there was something new to add to what little we know about ol' Emma. Oh well.

The pictures do look like Emma may have had pierced ears at one point but maybe had to let them grow in (infection? whatever...). It looks a bit like indentations & scarring.

We'd have to have a crystal clear picture to know for sure.

Oooh...does anyone have that elusive picture of Emma as an adolescent? There's the one on the website that's a full length portrait, but there's also another one of her sort of a 3/4 facial/headshot? That might be one to check for pierced ears...if anyone has it.

I don't recall it being in a book, but it was aired on at least one of the TV docs & I know I've seen it posted here over the years by someone.

What an interesting and informative article. I was just curious if anyone knew if carte-de-visite photography replaced the daguerrotype process?

Tina-Kate @ Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:08 pm wrote:Oooh...does anyone have that elusive picture of Emma as an adolescent? There's the one on the website that's a full length portrait, but there's also another one of her sort of a 3/4 facial/headshot? That might be one to check for pierced ears...if anyone has it.

I don't recall it being in a book, but it was aired on at least one of the TV docs & I know I've seen it posted here over the years by someone.

Ears Emma..Ooops, meant to say Here's Emma. Can't see any piercing:

Maybe she was too young to get her ears pierced in the young photo of Emma. In the older photo, there's two or three spots that look like piercing holes.

The ears don't look the same - the new find vs. the older photo of her. Maybe it's becaue it isn't real clear.

CONGRATULATIONS, Stefani on the paper picking up the new Emma photo. I was wondering if they would. I thought they should. It is good to know they're interested in Emma.

That's wonderful that Stephani found that picture-- or at least the person who was selling it. Hard to believe that the person who was selling it didn't know that was lizzie's sister.

Great article Stefani - thank you for the link! The Emma pic is such an exciting (and newsworthy!) find