One of the many Lizzie hats I wear is as the editor and publisher of The Hatchet: Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. Today marks the publication date of issue number 3 of 2006. The journal is an online magazine primarily and you can subscribe for a mere $20 a year. If you subscribe now, you…
From The Boston Globe, August 4, 1892: 114 years ago today Andrew Borden and his wife Abby were murdered by person or persons unknown in their own home. It was a Thursday. It was not as hot as writers have mythologized, with temperatures barely reaching 80 by noon. The horrible heat wave was over in…
Don’t forget that the Lizzie Borden B&B does a super reenactment of the case on the 4th of August. Call them at 508-675-7333 for details! I haven’t been to one myself, but I have it on very good authority that they do one whack of a job! Don’t missi it if you are nearby—August 4th…
Yesterday’s blog about the Washington Street house in Newport that is associated with Lizzie after her trial got me wanting to see more of the place. Newscout came through with a pretty cool site that has a front view of the B&B and some information regarding the architecture of the building. Turns out the house…
We have just found out that the Covell house in Newport, RI, where Lizzie stayed after her acquittal, is now a private residence. It is no longer a B&B and so you are no longer able to visit, tour, or expect public access. As a private residence, I hope all of you will consider what…
From Curry College (Milton, MA) Undergraduate Course Description SOC 2414 Victorian Mystery, 3 credits, Murder & Mayhem: Lizzie Borden Case Study The course uses the still unsolved 1892 Borden murder case to examine the social and cultural history of New England in the nineteenth century. The topics of urbanization, women’s roles, family life, religion, social…
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