These are some of the comments we have received about BURGUM 2000.

"Mike and I wanted to let you know what a wonderful trip we had. The reunion was definitely the highlight, but we also enjoyed traveling around the Cotswolds. We can't thank you enough for all the time and hard work you put into the research and the reunion. It was truly a wonderful experience."
Debbie Doyle, Atlanta USA.

"Thanks again for all of your efforts in making Burgum 2000 such a success. It is fun to review the pictures of the people and places and tell our friends of the trip. We hope you will be able to visit Arthur and Pelican Lake again soon."
Brad Burgum, North Dakota, USA.

"Brian and I would like to thank you both for a most memorable four days in the beautiful Forest of Dean. We do appreciate how much hard work it must have been to gather us Burgums all together. It must have been very gratifying to see your work come to fruition and to see us all getting on so well. We can now picture you in your wonderful home with that incredible view and put faces to the many names that crop up in the journals. It is certainly a holiday that we shall never forget."
Brian and Di Burgum, Croydon, England.

"The family reunion was fun for us. It was great to see all of our relatives and see where our great grandparents came from. We enjoyed the four days very much. You two did a great job of planning, the weather was perfect and we had great accommodations. Come & see us in Ames."
Bob and Jan Samuelson, Iowa, USA.

"Congratulations on a very successful event! The castle was elegant and gracious, the bus tour was exciting (great to get inside so many churches!), I got a good chance to talk to more people at the golf club, your home was wonderful as always. It was so nice of you to do this for so many people. And the Dean Heritage exhibit was fascinating."
Edith Bartley, New York.

"Just a heartfelt thanks for last weekend. My father and I, together with my son found it a memorable experience as I'm sure you both did."
Dave Burgum, London, England.

"A big thank you for the wonderful time you gave us last Sunday. My family, including the three children, all appreciated it very much. What a masterly job of organisation. You must have been really exhausted when you finally had your house to yourselves again! We met some delightful people from all over the place and time passed by only too quickly!"
Olwen Frost, Totnes, Devon, England.

"Just a note to thank you so much for all the hard work you did to make the Burgum Reunion such an outstanding success. Everything was just great, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip and as a bonus have contact now with some lovely people. I certainly hope to see them sometime in the future, not too distant future, either. Thank you too for opening your lovely home for us to enjoy. And what a gorgeous setting, even though I have to admit I did wonder where we were going on that long path through the woods! Anyway, thank you again for everything."
Brenda Morrison, Tacoma, Washington State, USA.

"We just wanted to say - Thank you! Thank you! - for all you've done on the Burgum Family History Society and for organising that wonderful family reunion. We all had such a great time (your 25th Anniversary was a highlight!)."
Jody & Rick Burgum, Arthur, North Dakota, USA.

"We so enjoyed the unique Burgum 2000 and would like to thank you both for such a wonderful four-day event. Even the weather was kind and all the venues were so beautiful, with excellent service and first-class cuisine. It was also so generous to open your lovely home to us all, and we trust no damage was caused by so many tramping feet. We will always remember your Silver Wedding Anniversary - we are sure you will too!"
Bob and Rita Gale, Borehamwood, England.

"We have both very much enjoyed the last few days. Thank you both for all the hard work you have put in."
Gerry and Val Burgum, Worthing, England.

"With many thanks for a wonderful week. It means so much to me to see my family. You are both Master events planners - You are also a perfect example of good parents as well as marriage partners. Wishing you continued happiness and prosperity."
Nancy Page, Atlanta, USA.

"Thank you for a pleasant and enjoyable afternoon on Sunday. Thank you also to the helpers - who were just that - they couldn't have been kinder. John and I made ourselves known to a few people present, especially the families fron North Dakota."
Marigold Pritchard, Coleford, England.

"I must write and add my thanks and congratulations to the many you will receive on the magnificent Burgum Millenium gathering. So much time, thought and effort must have gone into arranging it and the setting in your beautiful house and gardens plus good weather made a perfect day."
Mary Harris, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England.

"The reunion was a simply stunning and exciting event - I wouldn't have missed it for anything. It was quite wonderful meeting so many delightful people and knowing that most of us had some Burgum blood in our veins! A very heartfelt thank you comes along with this letter…When I'm back in Sydney, I will ring the other three Burgums in the 'phone directory and tell them what they missed!"
Ruth Bridges, Sydney, Australia.

"Doug, enjoyed the reunion very much as did my mother, Alice Lillie. Our children and grandchildren found it a wonderful reminder of their heritage plus an initial visit to Great Briain for some. My husband and I continued on to Sogn og fjord in Norway and contacted several of his Norwegian relatives. It was the Burgum Reunion that provided the impetus for his genealogy interest!"
Vivian Lillie Errickson, Minnesota, USA.

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