Interesting tie-in
Wanna earn a degree in ghosthunting while staying at the Borden house? Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Ghost Hunting University. Welcome to the auction for Haunted Times Magazine! The winner will have one night at Lizzie Borden’s Bed & Breakfast on September 30th, 2006 along with 2 tickets for world renowned Christopher Moon Ghost Hunting […]
It was Bridget’s lover!
Chicago Daily Tribune, December 2, 1899. Thanks to “intrepid reporter.”
Lizzie – Dickinson connection
William Schley-Ulrich tells me that the inscription pasted above the Maplecroft seal in this eBay sale Nancy Stair- Elinor M Laine Owned by Lizzie Borden 1905 is from Emily Dickinson. It is a lovely poem, don’t you think? And if you know anything about the life of Dickinson (1830-1866), it has a bittersweet connotation. THERE […]
Fall River Public Library Talk on Lizzie Announced
For immediate release: On Wednesday, August 9, from 6:30 until 8:30PM, at the Fall River Public Library, Dr. Stefani Koorey will present a multi-media presentation titled “Lizzie Borden in Popular Culture.” The event is free. Please mark your calendars.
Google Earth Borden House
This is a google earth of 92 Second St. The satellite image shows that the Leary Press is still there, even though that building was torn down last year. I will update the film when the new images without the press are taken by the government. And of course, google earth thinks that 92 Second […]
The girls buy the monument
From the Plattsburgh Sentinel, October 23, 1894.
Get college credit in Worcester for studying Lizzie Borden
At Clark University, College of Professional and Continuing Education, in Worcester, MA, you can take a course that has as its course requirements the study of the Borden trial. I know of several high school social studies classes using the case to investigate the legal system, and one other seminar-type course of study at a […]
Not too pretty Lizzie
Some 35 years after the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, and soon after the death of Lizzie Borden, a newspaper ran a brief piece wondering if a lawsuit to break her will would revive interest in the crimes. Miss Lizzie Borden bequeathed virtually all of her money, estimated at $1,500,000, to institutions for animal […]
Lizzie sign debate
From the August 13, 1997, New Standard: Council takes a whack at Lizzie signs By Ric Oliveira, Standard-Times staff writer FALL RIVER — City councilors wanted to kill four signs directing tourists to the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, but buried the hatchet and allowed the measure to pass. The signs depict Lizzie Borden and […]
Lizzie Borden in Antartica
Well, not the person Lizzie Borden. The boat Lizzie Borden. In a children’s book by Wolcott Gibbs titled Bird Life at the Pole by Commander Christopher Robin. The book was published in 1931, soon after Lizzie’s death. From a recent eBay auction description: THE BOOK IS A VERY HUMOROUS AND RISQUE THINLY DISGUISED SATIRE ABOUT […]
Two more books
Two more books that were supposedly owned by Lizzie are on sale on eBay. Same seller. Right off the Chest- Revell Owned by Lizzie Borden 1923 and Nancy Stair- Elinor M Laine Owned by Lizzie Borden 1905. These two bear the Maplecroft seal, which, according to my sources, is a good indicator of ownership by […]
Lizzie’s Buttons
From the Lincoln Evening News, Saturday, January 11, 1896.
New Borden house photo found!
While watching the documentary “Murder in the Family,” produced for American Justice and A&E, “newsscout” noticed and reported to me that the film contains a hitherto unseen image of the Borden house on 92 Second Street. I looked at all my sources and online collections and lo and behold I discovered that it is indeed […]
Lizzie’s Houseplans?
Says the auction title: Lizzy Borden Mansion. Orig. Blueprints. One of a Kind. Only $3000! Not an auspicious start to a very expensive offering when they get the spelling of the main character’s name wrong! Lots of errors in the listing too. See if you can spot them. Up for auction is a piece of […]
Wagner’s Opinion
In an interview with Crime Historian E.J. Wagner on Laura James’ Clews blog, the author of <a href="Science of Sherlock Holmes responds to a question put to her about Lizzie Borden. In Science of Sherlock Holmes, you neatly highlight the forensic failings of the medical examiner in the Lizzie Borden case. I noticed you cited […]
And another
Bud- Neil Munro Owned & Initialed by Lizzie Borden 1st. A note on provenance from our client: “I recently purchased 6 books that had belonged to Lizzie Borden from a local woman who is personally known to me. She is the daughter of a man who was Ms. Borden’s chauffeur in her later years. As […]
Lizzie Borden in Love
A new book is due out this September by the poet Julianna Baggott. Its title is Lizzie Borden in Love: Poems in Women’s Voices. It is published by Southern Illinois University Press. Says the Fall and Winter 2006 catalogue: Lizzie Borden in Love, a collection of poems by national bestselling author Julianna Baggott, offers poignant […]
Not Lizzie Borden
It all started with a stolen sign. On March 17th, 2006, a seller on eBay, one leejeansct (powerseller) put up for sale one Lizzie Borden B&B metal street sign. From their auction ad: Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum Mass Metal Sign. There really is a bed & Breakfast with Museum, located in Fall River, […]