The Butcher Cemetery - June 29 2017 & July 2 2017

Spotlighting the Old Huntington Cemetery in Lorain County, Ohio & Hattie Pratt - The "Blue Girl"

Sharing photos of various scenes to be found at the Old Huntington Cemetery in Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio that were taken on Sunday, July 16, 2017.

Hattie Adele Pratt's name was inscribed on a tall black granite monument there as was her brother's and parents' names on the other sides.  

It is one of the newer monuments at the Huntington Cemetery.  

However, an original white marble marker was found in an outbuilding with Hattie's name carved on it that has sparked a lot of mystery about her real final resting place.  

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From the Huntington Township Website:

"Three year old Hattie Pratt was the subject of an Archibald Willard painting named “Blue Girl”. 

Hattie died of diphtheria in 1862 at 3 years of age.  The painting was done from a photo a few years later. 

There is an obelisk in Huntington Cemetery inscribed with the four Pratt family names: Benjamin - father; Alta - mother; Jerome; Hattie.  

What is believed to be Hattie's headstone was found under a post of an outbuilding on the Pratt farm in the 1990's and is currently on display at the Huntington Historical Society Museum."

 

 

The 7 photos below are views of the monument

for the Pratt Family:
Hattie Pratt, Jerome Pratt, 

and their parents - Benjamin and Alta M (Houghton) Pratt

Hattie Pratt was the subject for the "Blue Girl" painting

by Ohio's famous artist, Archibald M. Willard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMINDER: Next Work Session at Greenfield's Old Burying Ground is Sunday, July 23, 2017 from 8:30a.m. to Whenever!

Reminder.:

From the Greenfield Historical Society in Greenfield, Ohio.:

Email address:

info@greenfieldhistoricalsociety.

"Our next scheduled work session at the OBG will be Sunday, July 23rd. We’ll get started around 8:30am. 

Join us if you can and stay as long as you wish. If you can make it, reply to this email.

We appreciate your help in this project and look forward to seeing you soon."

John and Scott

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"Our last work session was June 28th, 2017. Volunteers included Scott and Venus Andersen, John King, Melanie Peters, Diana Zimmerman, and Mike Anderson.

You may view all of the work session pictures by visiting the Greenfield Historical Society website and selecting any of the links to "Tombstone Repair".

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"Sharing Our Story"

"Next month, the South Central Ohio Preservation Society (SCOPS) will have their quarterly meeting in Greenfield, specifically to learn more about the OBG Restoration Project and see our progress.

This is a great opportunity to not only engage others in this project, but also to share more of the rich heritage of Greenfiel"d.

How Can YOU Help?

"Join us for an upcoming work session. You can stay as long as you like. We will help you get started if you have not participated previously.

Tasks range from cleaning stones, straightening stones, recording information, etc.
We post our scheduled sessions on the GHS website calendar."

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Visit the Greenfield Historical Society also on its Facebook Page! 

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There are 726 listed interments at Greenfield's Old Burying Ground on "Find A Grave."