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3 days ago · Her mother, Sarah Borden, died when Lizzie was just two years old. Lizzie's father, Andrew Borden, was a wealthy and influential businessman. Andrew Borden remarried three years after Sarah's death, to a woman named Abby Durfee Gray.
5 days ago · We’ve all heard it: “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.” On August 4th, 1892 in Fall River,...
4 days ago · Attendees will enter a Victorian-style salon to see a live performance based on the 1893 homicide case of Lizzie Borden, the woman accused of murdering her parents with an ax. Local actors, guided by a script from screenwriter Paige Henson, will recreate the mystery and suspense of the case.
3 days ago · Built in 1889, it was the height of luxury for Fall River's elite of that time, the beloved home in the Highlands that Lizzie already always sought, but that her wealthy father – the notorious skinflint Andrew Borden – refused to buy for his family.
3 days ago · The Hatchet is a journal devoted to the examination and investigation of the Borden Murders of 1892. Written for both the novice and seasoned Lizzie Borden enthusiast, The Hatchet takes a literate and entertaining approach through wide-ranging feature essays, reviews and criticism, interviews, fiction, art, poetry, and humor.
2 days ago · The September 11 attacks of 2001, in addition to being a unique act of terrorism, constituted a media event on a scale not seen since the advent of civilian global satellite links. Instant worldwide reaction and debate were made possible by round-the-clock television news organizations and by the internet. As a result, most of the events listed ...
2 days ago · So, when Lisa’s parents died just days apart — her dad, age 91, on May 8, 2023, from Parkinson’s disease, and her mom, age 71, on May 9, 2023, from a lung disease — the loss was profound. Six...
