Lizzie Borden was born on July 19, 1860, and Fall River and the Lizzie Borden B&B is celebrating . . .
It’s Lizzie’s birthday, and you’re invited
By Deborah Allard
Herald News Staff Reporter
Fall River —
Celebrate a little local infamy today with something sweet for Miss Lisbeth Borden. It’s her birthday.
Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19, 1860, to Andrew and Sarah Borden. Sarah died when Lizzie was just 3 years old.Lizzie lived at 92 Second St. in her early years, where the grisly murders of her father and step-mother, Abby Durfee Borden, occurred on Aug. 4, 1892.
After Lizzie was acquitted of the murders, she moved to Maplecroft on French Street, where she lived until her death on June 1, 1927. Her funeral was held in the home.
“We’ll have a little cake for Miss Lizzie,†said Lee Ann Wilber, manager of the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast.
Wilber said she’ll host about six guests overnight to celebrate Lizzie’s birth. On Sunday, a horror writer’s club will celebrate Lizzie’s birthday with cake and a talk.
The public is welcome to visit the home from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours are given on the hour. The cost is $12.50 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for kids ages 7 to 15.
If that’s not enough Lizzie for a day, visitors can also tour the Fall River Historical Society, 451 Rock St., from 1 to 5 p.m. to view Borden artifacts. Or, take a trip to Oak Grove Cemetery and follow the arrows to the Borden gravesite.
For the anniversary of the murders, The Herald News will publish a story in its Life section on Sunday, Aug.3, recipes in RSVP on Thursday, July 31, and video of all Lizzie’s favorite haunts — not literally of course.
