In the foreground, two men attend to a fallen woman while a distressed child watches from the background, all within a dimly lit room with draped curtains.

Ellsworth Historical Society

LXCL:Readers Theater: take the role of a witness, read aloud actual 1815 testimony Serve as Juror: in groups of 5 or 7, discuss and decide your verdict

General Admission - Fundraiser

LXCL:Readers Theater: take the role of a witness, read aloud actual 1815 testimony Serve as Juror: in groups of 5 or 7, discuss and decide your verdict

Member Admission - Fundraiser

Student - Fundraiser 

It is 1815 Ellsworth. &nbsp;&nbsp;The doctor&#39;s wife is found killed in her home. &nbsp;Examine the trial evidence of an axe murder that gripped our town, and remains unsolved to this day. Participants will take parts to read aloud the eyewitness testimonies transcribed during the trial. &nbsp;Then they will weigh the evidence as a member of the jury. &nbsp;What will be your verdict? &nbsp;Innocent or guilty? This interactive fundraising event supports Ellsworth Historical Society&#39;s work to preserve, interpret, and share local history. (Historic costumes encouraged)

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It is 1815 Ellsworth.   The doctor's wife is found killed in her home.  Examine the trial evidence of an axe murder that gripped our town, and remains unsolved to this day. Participants will take parts to read aloud the eyewitness testimonies transcribed during the trial.  Then they will weigh the evidence as a member of the jury.  What will be your verdict?  Innocent or guilty? This interactive fundraising event supports Ellsworth Historical Society's work to preserve, interpret, and share local history. (Historic costumes encouraged)

Ellsworth Historical Society

You Be the Jury: The Unsolved 1815 Ellsworth Axe Murder

Ellsworth Public Library

General Admission - Fundraiser

$25

Member Admission - Fundraiser

$20

Student - Fundraiser

$15

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