Jim and Barbara's Genealogy Trip September 8 - September 23, 2005
 

On September 8, 2005, at 5:00 am Jim and Barbara Henderson got into their 2003 F-350 turbo Ford Diesel and hit the road for Canada.  Follow along as we uncovered a lot of new (to Barbara and I) relatives on the Burjoski side, visited cemeteries, made new friends and saw a relative not seen for years on the Givens side and made a quick visit to see Aunt Betty Joyce Henderson Wunderlich. We traveled 3.940 miles in 16 days and paid lots of money for diesel fuel but it was worth it as you will see.

 

On Day one we traveled through Missouri, Illinois, and NW Indiana into SW Michigan where we remained overnight in Benton Harbor.  We took the opportunity with some daylight left to explore St. Joseph Michigan and the extreme southeast coast of Lake Michigan. Click on the thumbnail to see what we discovered.
 

On Day two we did our daily exercises in Benton Harbor before traveling across Michigan. We entered Ontario, Canada at the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron, Michigan. I regret I did not have my camera ready as it was a beautiful sight. Click on the thumbnail of Barbara exercising to get the details of our day two travels and travails.
 

On Day three, we met my deceased cousin Bobby Burjoski's wife Rhea in Utopia, Ontario, Canada.  Click on the thumbnail of Rhea to get the details of our day three exciting events.
 

On Day four/Part 1, we traveled to Kitchener and Guelph, Ontario, Canada to meet relatives.  Click on the thumbnail of my second cousin Susan Margaret Burjoski and her family in Kitchener to see more detail..
 

On Day four/Part 2, we visited the home of my second cousin Dan Burjoski in Kitchener. Dan's son Daniel Burjoski was celebrating his sixth Birthday.  Click on the thumbnail of the two Dans to see more detail of the gala event.
 

On Day five, we traveled to Niagara Falls Ontario Canada and met two more cousins, Billy Burjoski son of William Burjoski and my first cousin and then Diana Berketa daughter of Peter Burjoski and my first cousin.  Click on the thumbnail of cousins Billy and Jim to see more detail of Day 5.
 

On Day six, we stood down for some R&R.  It was also Barbara's Birthday so we just did some touristy things as well as laundry.  Click on the thumbnail of Lake Simcoe and see a few of the things we saw in Barrie.
 

Day seven was spent at the archives in Toronto with no progress to report.  On day eight, the gang of three cousins and Barbara found the gravesites of Grandmother Mary Burjoski and Bernice Dale and Joseph Davis.  Click on the thumbnail of Grandmother Mary's grave marker to view the day's happenings.
 

On Day nine we toured parts of old Niagara Falls in the rain with Billy Burjoski, looking at the St. Patrick' s Catholic Church and school and the building site for the old Seneca Theatre.  Click on the thumbnail of the church to see some of the photos.
 
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