Canada Day Celebrations

1.

Since many of us Canadians were away for the holidays we had an impromtue celebration in the Red Lion pub.

Lucy Belz, our Auzzie representative, is standing with Ted Durnford (Arthur Montague Edward Durnford).

We made Lucy a honourary Canadian for the night by putting a Canadian flag on her forehead. (We forgot to mention to her that the flag tatoo was permanent.)

2.

The Abbott Durnford's gathered with a bit of bubbly.

 

3.

As you can see the Canadian flag (aka a towel) was very much in view.

This is Andrew Durnford V & ?

4.

Don Brown, Cynde Durnford-Branecki, Gord Durnford, his wife Phoebe, and _____________

5.

Here is Phoebe getting cozy.

The Reunion Dinner

6.

We had a lovely dinner at the Red Lion Hotel in Salesbury.

This is everyone gathering in the hotel garden.

There were 37 people at the dinner.

7.

Andrew Durnford VI and Lucy Belz.

I was trying to hook them up. Hey, marrying cousins is a Newfoundland Durnford tradition, I figured I'd get the rest of the family on board!

THE FAMILIES

8.

The Newfoundland Durnfords:

Catherine Durnford Kimble, Gord & Phoebe Durnford, Cynde Durnford-Branecki.

Cynde & Cathie are from the Rencontre West branch and Gord & his wife are from the Francois branch.

9.

Sisters Cynde Durnford-Branecki and Catherine Durnford Kimble

10.

Don Brown and his wife representing the All Canning Durnfords

11.

The Abbott Durnfords (some from Down Under).

12.

The largest group there, the "Military" Durnfords

13,

Patrick Durnford, the Master of Scrolls with Perc Burrows

GREAT DURNFORD

14.

Here is the famous Black Horse Pub in Great Durnford. This is the place that started the whole reunion idea, when Tom Durnford visited there the owner said he had never met a Durnford.

I thought it was funny that the owner's name was Skinner. Quite a few Durnfords have married into Skinner families.

15.

When we told the owner why we were there he seemed less than impressed. He was more perterbed that a large group had shown up on his doorstep (guess his son didn't tell him I called).

16.

Gord & Phoebe Durnford and Cynde Durnford-Branecki outside St. Andrew's Church in Great Durnford.

The church is very old, dating back to at least the 1100s. We sat in some of the older pews that date back to the 1400s. People sure had smaller rear-ends in those days!

Of course St. Andrew's recent claim to fame is that it was the sight of singer Sting's wedding to Trudie Styler in 1992.

17.

Lucy Belz in front of the Great Durnford sign

18.

I was out wandering around Salisbury at
6 a.m. (I guess I was still on California time) taking photos when I ran into Perc Burrows on his morning stroll looking dapper as always in his tie.