How very interesting. I never knew Branson had such a museum...seems strange somehow to find one dedicated to an ocean liner in the middle of the country!! I think you have quite the treasure in that ticket. I descend of James Hart, immigrant from Berkley, Gloucester, England through Hannah K. Hart (1820-1898, New Hampshire) who m. Obediah Allen Harriman in 1831. Joy in Georgia -----Original Message----- From: Fred Putnam [mailto:ercol@mo-net.com] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 3:57 PM To: HART-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Eva Miriam Hart, survivor of Titanic We live close to Branson, MO and there is a Titanic museum there. I went there today and we are all issued a boarding pass. Each pass has a name of a person listed that was on the Titanic. It is ironic that the name on my pass was Eva Miriam Hart, since my mom is a Hart too. I thought maybe some of you might be related to this Eva Miriam Hart. This is what it says: "HART, Eva Miriam, age 7, boarded at Southampton, England, Destination Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She went as second class. "Eva Miriam Hart was born when her mother was 41 years old and had already suffered many miscarriages. As the only child to survive, both of Eva's parents loved and doted on her. When her father's failing business forced the family to relocate to Canada, Eva was excited about traveling on a big, wonderful ship with her parents, her doll and a teddy bear. To make the trip even more delightful, she made friends with a French bulldog in the kennels near their cabin and visited the dog every day. Her father promised that when they arrived in Canada he would get her a French bulldog of her own. She passed the days exploring the ship with her father and made friends with little Nan Harper, another young Second Class passenger. On the night of the sinking, Eva's parents wrapped her in a blanket and took her to the boat deck. She remembered her father telling her to "be a good girl and hold Mommy's hand."" There was a plaque near the kennel door, at the museum, with her name on it and a little more info. Her father was named Benjamin, age 47 and was a builder in Essex, England. He died with the ship. Her mother's name was Esther, age 46 and she survived, along with Eva. I did not think about taking a camera with me to get pictures of all this. But I will the next time I go. Hope this helps someone out with their searching. Betty Wade Putnam

What a wonderful story. I checked our Hart/Hartt data base, of over 5000 names, for this family and unfortunately found none of them. It would be nice to claim a survivor of the Titanic as one of my own but like so many others, most of my family were proud Farmers. I too wonder at the existance of this Museum, in such an unlikely place as MO. Betty (Hart) Patterson A descendant of Isaac Hart (1614-1699/00) of England and Lynnfield, Essex, MA joy1982@alltel.net wrote: How very interesting. I never knew Branson had such a museum...seems strange somehow to find one dedicated to an ocean liner in the middle of the country!! I think you have quite the treasure in that ticket. I descend of James Hart, immigrant from Berkley, Gloucester, England through Hannah K. Hart (1820-1898, New Hampshire) who m. Obediah Allen Harriman in 1831. Joy in Georgia -----Original Message----- From: Fred Putnam [mailto:ercol@mo-net.com] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 3:57 PM To: HART-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Eva Miriam Hart, survivor of Titanic We live close to Branson, MO and there is a Titanic museum there. I went there today and we are all issued a boarding pass. Each pass has a name of a person listed that was on the Titanic. It is ironic that the name on my pass was Eva Miriam Hart, since my mom is a Hart too. I thought maybe some of you might be related to this Eva Miriam Hart. This is what it says: "HART, Eva Miriam, age 7, boarded at Southampton, England, Destination Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She went as second class. "Eva Miriam Hart was born when her mother was 41 years old and had already suffered many miscarriages. As the only child to survive, both of Eva's parents loved and doted on her. When her father's failing business forced the family to relocate to Canada, Eva was excited about traveling on a big, wonderful ship with her parents, her doll and a teddy bear. To make the trip even more delightful, she made friends with a French bulldog in the kennels near their cabin and visited the dog every day. Her father promised that when they arrived in Canada he would get her a French bulldog of her own. She passed the days exploring the ship with her father and made friends with little Nan Harper, another young Second Class passenger. On the night of the sinking, Eva's parents wrapped her in a blanket and took her to the boat deck. She remembered her father telling her to "be a good girl and hold Mommy's hand."" There was a plaque near the kennel door, at the museum, with her name on it and a little more info. Her father was named Benjamin, age 47 and was a builder in Essex, England. He died with the ship. Her mother's name was Esther, age 46 and she survived, along with Eva. I did not think about taking a camera with me to get pictures of all this. But I will the next time I go. Hope this helps someone out with their searching. Betty Wade Putnam