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Riverside Cemetery Tour 2025

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Documents from a SDHC/Saugatuck Township event in which volunteers, stationed at the appropriate gravestones in Saugatuck's Riverside Cemetery told the stories of William Butler, Mary Butler, Eliza Butler, Emily Butler, Stephen Morrison, Mary Morrison, Minnie Breuckmann, Julia Morrison Francis, May Francis Heath, Car Hoerman, Christiana Hoerman and Annie Cuthbert Cowan Wheeler a.k.a. Mrs. John Wheeler. The event was organized by Halle Halle Oczepek of the SDHC.
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Tour information packet created by Halle Oczepek; PDF contains introduction page from William Butler packet and all character packets Jerry Devries as Stephen Morrison, Toni Perrine as Mary Morrison; Event photo provided by Toni Perrine Mary Morrison.docx 15KB; Mary Morrison's script, researched and written by Toni Perrine Stephen Morrison.docx 16KB; Stephen Morrison's script, researched and written by Toni Perrine Linda Slusar as Julia Morrison Francis; Event photo provided by Linda Slusar Linda Slusar telling about the life of Julia Morrison Francis at the Francis family gravesite; Event photo provided by Linda Slusar Cathy Brockington as Annie Cuthbert Cowan Wheeler a.k.a. Mrs. John Wheeler; Event photo posted on facebook by Jackie Ground A group of visitors interact with Carl and Christiana Hoerman, portrayed by Gary and Linda Nosko.; Event photo by Kathy Fries-Wilson Ralph Hamilton as William G. Butler; Event photo by Kathy Fries-Wilson Ralph Hamilton, Julie Abel and Jacqueline Carey as William, Eliza and Emily Butler beside props assembled to evoke the Butler trading post.; Event photo by Kathy Fries-Wilson Sally Winthers as Mary Butler complaining about the hardships of life in the Michigan territory.; Event photo by Kathy Fries-Wilson Butler Family Research Notes.docx 23KB; Compiled by Sally Winthers Draft Butler Skit-JCarey2.docx 18KB; Second draft by Jacqueline Carey ButlerFamilySkit.docx 18KB; First draft by Sally Winthers. The Butler family as presented by Sally Winthers, Julie Abel, Jacqueline Carey and Ralph Hamilton; Event photo posted on facebook by the City of Saugatuck Minnie Breuckmann as presented by Pat Huygey; Event photo posted on facebook by the City of Saugatuck May Francis Heath as presented by Peg Sanford; Event photo posted on facebook by the City of Saugatuck Julia Morrison Francis as presented by Linda Slusar; Event photo posted on facebook by the City of Saugatuck Annie Cuthbert Cowan Wheeler/Mrs. John Wheeler as presented by Cathy Brockington; Event photo posted on facebook by the City of Saugatuck Coffee and donuts at the caretaker's cottage; Event photo posted on facebook by Jackie Ground Willam Butler stepping out with donuts for his three wives; Event photo posted on facebook by Jackie Ground Peg Sanford and Pat Huygey carrying away their props after an evening presenting the life stories of May Francis Heath and Minnie Breuckmann; Event photo posted on facebook by Jackie Ground

2025.43.01

SDHS Events

Winthers, Sally

2025.43

Winthers, Sally

Donation, unconditional

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Butler, William Gay 1799-1857Butler, Mary (Wells) 1805-1835Butler, Eliza C. (McKennan) 1813-1843Butler, Emily E. (Loomis) 1808-1864Morrison, Mary Elizabeth (Peckham) 1816-1881Morrison, Stephen A. Jr. 1815-1905Francis, Julia E. (Morrison) 1846-1924Heath, May (Francis) 1873-1961Hoerman, Carl 1885-1955Hoerman, Christiana A.Wheeler, Annie Culpert (Cowan) 1827-1890Breuckman, Minnie 1869-1934Riverside Cemetery 1864-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YelpY-Obr9E

Cast list: William Butler - Ralph Hamilton Mary Butler - Sally Winthers Eliza Butler - Julie Abel Emily Butler - Jacqueline Carey Stephen Morrison - Jerry Devries Mary Morrison - Toni Perrine Minnie Breuckmann - Pat Huygey Julia Morrison Francis - Linda Slusar May Francis Heath - Peg Sanford Carl Hoerman - Gary Nosko Christiana Hoerman - Linda Nosko Annie Cuthbert Cowan Wheeler/Mrs. John Wheeler - Cathy Brockington Guides and hospitality volutneers included Kathy Fries-Wilson, Margaret Hudson, Jackie Ground, John Helmrich, Daniel DeFranco, and Saugatuck Township staff [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

10/25/2025

10/29/2025