Must Have Had Bloody Clothes
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 15, 1892:
Columbia Exposition of 1893
Following her acquittal in 1893 for the murder of her father and step-mother, Lizzie Borden traveled to the Columbia Exposition in Chicago. This event, a world’s fair near the end of the 19th century, produced thousands of collectibles in its own right. Those who are serious Borden collectors also have an interest in this part […]
Miss Sullivan’s Damaging Remarks
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 14, 1892:
Taken to Jail
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 13, 1892:
Lizzie/Clinton
An oldie but goodie from 1999—a comparison between Lizzie Borden and, of all people, Bill Clinton! “The Clintonesque Lizzie Borden” by Stephanie Herman. What’s next? Comparing the Lizzie Borden to OJ Simpson? Ouch, this one is not funny.
A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place: Fall River, Massachusetts in the Time of Lizzie Borden, produced by The Ahenæum Assoicates. It includes some very interesting maps and images. According to the credits: This site was developed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the graduate history program at George Mason University. The site author, Ray Clark, accomplished […]
Charged with Murder
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 12, 1892:
New Book with Lizzie Connection
Intrepid Reporter found this and I share it with you now. This is all I know: the title is Reverse Reflection by Jesse Garon. Available on Amazon for $19.95. New York CSI Colton Phillips sets out to take a long-overdue vacation in Pineville, New York. After driving for hours, he stops to rest. He sees […]
Ready for Examination
From the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 10, 1892:
Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers
The BEST Lizzie Borden take off video I have ever seen! I showed it at my talk in Fall River and everybody loved it. Now you can love it too! Click here for news about Penny Dreadful’s Shilling Shockers. What is so good about it, you ask? Well, for starters, Lizzie is finally in love. […]
Andrew’s Farm
Previously I posted an updated photo, courtesy of Michael Brimbau, of the Gardner’s Neck Road Borden “lower” farm in Swansea. Here, once again, is the photo I took in August of 2005: And here is the photo MB took on July 28th, 2006: Here is now, for the first time, the photo I took just […]
August 6, 1892
From the Chicago Tribune, August 6, 1892:
114 years ago today
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 […]
More on Sanford Covell House in Newport
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 […]
News about Covell 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 […]
For Immediate Release
Borden Jurors Reunion
From the New York Times, November 3, 1898:
Murder & Mayhem
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 […]