27 YEARS AGO; AN AMAZING FAMILY REUNION IN MONTREAL JULY 1987

Well, we, my son Patrick and I are excited to be able to post a historic family documentary that my 1st cousin Allan Dwyer , now Dr Allan Dwyer, who arranged with his brothers ; Don, Tim and Brian to film our family reunion in July  1987. A two day event on the Island of Montreal. If
 you are not a relative, watch it anyway. It's full of fun and great characters and freezes a day in time 1987. Incredibly beautiful children and parents. Many of them are now highly successful and fine citizens.
Let me begin again. My sister Mary Dwyer came up with the idea that we would have a family reunion of the Burke Dwyer tribe who arrived from Ireland on Fogo Island Newfoundland in the mid- 1700's. and lived there for 200 years and then moved on to USA and parts of Canada. The woman married  fellas with names like  Dalton, Bauregard, Lee, Cato, Iwaszczenko,Mockler, Jette. gentlemen all. Over 60 people attended.

Mary organized the whole event. Saturday night at  Holiday Inn outside of Montreal, because Montreal was the landing point for almost all the families migration. And many Burkes and Dwyers were still living there . Dinner with  speeches Saturday night and Sunday on St Helen's Island, in the St Lawrence River all day Sunday. The video of the Saturday dinner is unfortunately too dark to do it justice but the Sunday sunny picnic was a hangover bonanza and funny funny. The children, who were all there as you will see, are all now in their late 20's and 30's and have children of their own. Most are all first cousins.

Many of the older folk are passed on and a few of my generation as well.
Notably; Jack and Steve Hauser, brothers, of Boston. The best looking men God ever put breath in and the sweetest and finest, both died; Jack in 1989 His mother and father Carm and Charlie in 1990, and Steve in 1991. Very tough, sad time for the family. My dear brothers Patrick ( Paddy) left in 2010. The Great Uncles and Aunts; Mable Lee, Aunt Helen Dwyer,  Ben Dwyer's wife ( A Saint of a man)  and my Mother  and father Gladys Burke Dwyer and Frank. Uncle Joe Burke and his great wife Alice Dwyer Burke.
 Another sweet, civilized man was Carl Beauregard. Boston.  Brother and sister,Joan and Michael Dalton. New jersey. They were children of my mother's sister ,Aunt Kit Burke Dalton and Jim.  Finally Our dear Uncle Peter Dwyer, who hosted the Saturday night talks  is still going strong at age 87 in Toronto. He has been a beacon.


The first video is  dark, as the lighting in the ball room was low                                                              but Video 2  is great and all outdoor