In Saratoga Springs, New York during the month of August, anything can happen.
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The Borden House: Frame by Frame, Part 3
Part 3 in Kat Koorey's exploration of 92 Second Street.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
WCTU is the well-known acronym of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Lizzie had another connection to the WCTU in addition to being a member in good standing—the Fall River branch of the organization rented space...
Hannah’s Haven of Household Hints
Man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done. It just never is. Unless you are lucky enough to have more than one work girl like the people who live on The Hill, which most of us do not.
Whistling in the Dark: Fear and its Antidote, Foolishness
There’s nothing like a good juicy murder to bring out the comedian in someone and a willing audience in everybody else. So it is now, so it was in 1892, and so it has been since time immemorial—and that comedian may...
If at First You Don’t Succeed
by Mark Amarantes First published in August/September, 2004, Volume 1, Issue 4, The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. Well it looks as if Mr. Robert Dube, the current owner of Maplecroft, will try, try again...
Lizzie in Newport
Perhaps the idea was brought up to Lizzie before the party, or maybe it was thought of that night. In any event, Lizzie was invited to vacation for a couple of weeks with one of the Holmes’ daughters at the home of...
A Talk with Michael Martins, Curator, Fall River Historical Society
An in-depth interview with the curator of the Fall River Historical Society, Michael Martins.
I was Married at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that my wedding and my fascination with Lizzie Borden would one day combine into a single event—and that the world would be so interested!