Lizzie Borden

So, I failed to mention that I visited Salem, MA this past Sunday. It was a first for me - I know, so close & with all my interests, ugh! - & I have a lot of information to share that inspired me in some way for New Bedford. Hey - traveling can give you all sorts of ideas!

Anyways, before I delve into the heavy stuff I thought I would share this weird tid-bit with you. Salem has a Lizzie Borden museum. {Now, I know it's Wikipedia & all, but if you need a quick reference to who Lizzie Borden was visit this link.} I figure Salem had this museum to go along with the spooky/ghost/witch vibe, but what the heck! What a coincidence - I'm doing my thesis on New Bedford & I visit Salem for the first time & look what I find. Now the location for this odd piece of dedication is way off {Fair Haven is about 70 miles from Salem}, but, furthermore, why is there a whole museum in the first place?

The 40 Whacks Museum {classy} also had a gift shop selling dinnerware {plates, cups, etc} with Lizzie's visage & other gruesome icons in the "mystery."

I have to say I'm pretty opposed to this whole endeavor. What do you think? I know it's harmless fun & maybe I'm being a stickler for the historic facts -or what we know to be facts- but this does not interest me in the slightest, especially since it's been taken out of geographical context.