Walpole Historical Society Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 26, 2011          6:00 pm
Walpole Town Hall

The annual meeting was held at the Walpole Town Hall on Tuesday, April 27th.  A traditional Pot Luck Supper began at 6:00 p.m.  As usual everyone thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and wonderful food.

After dinner, the agenda was:

·    Report of past year’s activities

·    Financial Report

·    Election of Board Members: Nominees to serve until 2014 are Andrea Johnson, Christine Winmill, Christine Burchstead, Dorothy Galloway, Donna Drouin. 

·     Presentation: “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, or Did She?”, by Annette Holba (Plymouth State Asst Prof, former police detective, and author)

The presentation was entertaining and informative. In 1892, Lizzie Borden, a 32-year old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River MA. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder. The case is a mystery that has inspired commentaries, TV movies, plays, musicals, poems, a scholarly journal and law school case studies. This presentation is designed to review the facts and explore evidence that some suggest point to Lizzie’s guilt and others say exonerate her.  

This program is free and open to the public. It follows the WHS annual membership meeting (about 7 pm).

Walpole Historical Society ♦ 32 Main St. ♦ PO Box 292 ♦ Walpole, NH  03608 ♦ (603) 756-3449 ♦ info@WalpoleHistory.org