Syzdek Family Newsletter

This is a last minute reminder that the Syzdek Family Reunion is this Saturday, June 17, 2006 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Recreational Center in Bremond, Texas from 9 AM to 4 PM. Mass will be at 10:30 in the church.

If you haven’t made plans to come to the reunion, please consider coming to Bremond. It will be great fun to visit with family members from all across the country. Please register online today! Also, please remember to bring auction items and think about helping with planning the next reunion. Don’t forget to invite other members of the family that may not know about the reunion. We will see you on Saturday!

Joe Syzdek’s Yahoo Syzdek Family Group has a great link to a history of Bremond Texas which is where many Syzdeks and other Polish people settled in the 1870s and 1880s.

“When the railroad passed through Hearne and Calvert and the town site for Bremond was staked-off in early 1869, thousands of people moved westward. When Bremond came into existence as a roaring boom town and railroad terminus, settlers flocked to the place. The first settlers in Bremond were railway workmen and merchants of all kinds who had followed railroad construction from Houston. Within a year after the first train, Bremond had a population of over 2000 and the overflowing population spread into the countryside. “

Joe Syzdek has started an online forum for Syzdeks worldwide to meet and discuss any topics. Be sure to join and check out what Syzdeks around the world have to say.

Jason Syzdek in Asheville, North Carolina owns a web and print design firm. He will also host your website. If you need a website professionally designed or some print material designed, check out Jamunda Graphic and Web Design.

If you have a website or a blog, please email me or leave a comment and I will add a link to your site from syzdek.org.

Reunion president Mary Wrzesinski-Johnston said that the next reunion will be held on June 17, 2006 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Recreational Center in Bremond, Texas from 9 AM to 4 PM. Mass will be at 10:30 in the church. Please note that this is a week earlier than the previous reunions. It has been decided not to have it on the same day or weekend as the Polski Dzien (Polish Day), which will be on June 24, 2006.

Please make plans to attend and think about how you can help. Do not forget to bring auction items. Also, think about helping with a leadership role as President, Vice President, etc. Let other members of your family know about the date change and involvement. Please register online.

The Savara – Syzdek Reunion will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2006 at Townsend Park, Kent County, Michigan. It is near Cannonsburg, Michigan, northeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan. We will be gathering in one of the open shelters that cousin Mike Savara (Ray and Nita’s son) has reserved. The picnic will start at noon and go until 5 PM or so.

Bruno and Phyllis Syzdek attended the 2005 reunion and picnic and it was very impressive and enjoyable to meet about 65 new relatives whom we had never met or heard of before; except, one person we met over 50 years ago.

Please try to attend. For more details contact John Savara at (616) 285-888 or at JSavara at aol.com. Map.