Betty et al: Is John Hart the Signer in your data base? I am one of his descendants. BTW he was a farmer, too. Jack Willoughby Roseville, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <bettypatterson@sbcglobal.net> To: <HART-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [HART-L] RE: Eva Miriam Hart, survivor of Titanic > 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 > > > > >