Steve and Cherie at our apartment.
Dawna and Bev.
They are first cousins, the same generation, with 30 years difference in their ages.
Recently we had our first out of town visitors. My second cousin, Steve Cullen, contacted me to let me know that he, his wife Cherie, and his mother Bev, were passing through Toronto on their way back home to Ottawa. Bev is my Mom’s first cousin and they were also neighbors as children in Montreal in the 1940s. Toni and I got to meet Steve and Cherie a few years ago when we were all in Montreal. Steve shares my interest in genealogy and it was through that common hobby that we originally connected a few years back. Steve has managed to track down some lines that I had given up on and considered dead ends.
They arrived at our apartment for the first part of our reunion. We gave them a quick tour while talking a mile a minute. From here we all squeezed into Steve’s car for a quick ride to Cousin Dawna’s house in the Beaches neighborhood.
Dawna put together a last minute cookout for us. Her husband recently refurbished their deck and they were happy to try out their brand new barbeque. She has a wonderful ability to throw something like this together but make it come out like she had planned it out for weeks. Their house is situated on the side of a large ravine and the lot is heavily wooded. We had perfect weather and the dense shade of their back 'yard' made it even more pleasant.
We are enjoying getting to know all these long lost family members. I know there are many more to come.
I don't think that I have mentioned this before, Cousin Dawna is an actress and most of her recent work has been commercials. We see her on TV from time to time and it is always a treat. Here is a short clip sampling some of her work. My favourite is the museum tour on vacation bit.
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