The Fall River Garden Club, the Fall River Historical Society and the Little Theatre of Fall River once again combined their talents to present "History Underfoot III," a walking tour in Fall River's historic Oak Grove Cemetery, on October 4, 2009. This event featured a heart-healthy guided walking tour through the cemetery's winding pathways to gravesites of seven notables who knew Lizzie Borden. At each of the sites, actors from Little Theatre portrayed the individuals, giving insights into what they knew or observed surrounding the infamous double murder on August 4, 1892. The first "History Underfoot" event three years ago also helped to raise funds for the three not-for-profit groups as well as the Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery (F.O.G.) which has been planting new trees in the park. Click here for the Herald News article about the event. Click here for pictures of History Underfoot II in 2006. For more information about F.O.G., contact Michael L. Keane.
 

(Top row, left and center) Maria Grace Dawson of Providence portrays Grace Hartley Howe, Lizzie Borden's cousin and the first postmistress in Fall River near the entrance to the cemetery. (Top row, right) Jim and Denise Amand of Fall River sign up for the next tour with Karen Gagnon and Mary Beth Sullivan outside the gates to the cemetery as Stella Lynch of Swansea and Michael Bramorski of Brookline, MA, wait their turn. (Middle row, left) David Rosenbury and Nancy Arruda of the Fall River Historical Society guide a group through the cemetery. (Middle row, right) Bette Johnson of the Garden Club and Barbara Gerraughty of the Little Theatre lead another group. (Bottom row, left) Don Roger portrays Judge Josiah Coleman Blaisdell of the Second District Court where Lizzie was tried. (Bottom row, center) Reverend Buck, missionary and friend to Lizzie, describes his view of the murders. (Bottom row, right) Dr. Seabury Bowen, the Borden family’s physician and neighbor, describes the condition of the victims.