Jim and Barbara's Genealogy Trip Day Four/Part 1-September 11

Day four found us on the move.  After picking up Rhea and her boy friend Renee, we traveled through the beautiful Ontario country side to get to Guelph.  Our first stop was at a Tim Horton's in Guelph.  According to a Tim Horton's expert, my cousin Billy Burjoski, there are more than 2,000 Tim Horton's locations in Ontario.  Barbara and I sure enjoyed them and if you visit Canada be sure to go to Tim Horton's and have a cup of coffee and a "Timbit" or come to thank of it, have several Timbits. 

We pushed on to Kitchener which is in Waterloo County.  Rhea took us to the home of Susan Margaret Burjoski Rider.  Susan was one of four daughters of Bobby Burjoski. Susan has four boys, Kyle, Eric, Joel, and Matt.  Kyle is married and has one child.  I was extremely fortunate in that Kyle was visiting and all the boys were at home.  See the picture below.  Susan operates a landscape company and has a beautiful backyard. While we were visiting Susan, she looked up the telephone number of Dan and Joe Burjoski.  Joe was not home, but I was able to contact Dan's wife and then Dan to set up a meeting.

Susan lives within a block of the Woodland Cemetery where my first cousin Daniel Burjoski is buried.  Daniel who was affectionately called Danny was the older brother of Bobby and Aunt Sarah's first son.  Susan walked us to the cemetery and pointed out the grave marker.  See the picture below.

Thank you Susan for your hospitality and for sharing your family with us.  We also appreciate your patience and answers to all the questions we asked.  We next moved on to visit one of Danny Burjoski's sons home, Dan Burjoski. There was a festive event going on so I have divided Day four into two parts. Return to the previous page for a guide to more action and part 2 of Day 4.

    

Rhea Sauvé Burjoski and I pose beside the trusty ford in Guelph.
 

Rhea, Barbara, and Renee pose outside the number one fast food place in Canada, Tim Horton's.  This particular one was in Guelph. Later, we will meet the number one fan of Tim Horton's in Canada, my cousin Billy Burjoski.
 

Susan Margaret Burjoski Rider was one of four daughters of Bobby Burjoski.  In the picture above is Susan and her boys.  Standing from left to right is Matt, Kyle, myself, Susan, Eric, and Joel. Kyle is married and has one child.

 

Danny Burjoski was the brother of Bobby Burjoski and is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.  This cemetery is about a block from Susan's house.

 

Head stone at the burial location of Danny Burjoski, older brother of Bobby Burjoski and first son of Sarah Burjoski.