Activity: Short film and discussion
Series: Samaan Tree Series
Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025
Time: 11.00 AM Guyana
Platform: Zoom
In September 1952 a young American couple, Howard and Marian Irwin, arrived in British Guiana. Howard Irwin was to teach Biology at Queen’s College. They would live in the colony for four years. During their stay, Marian Irwin kept a journal and corresponded by letter with her parents weekly. Her mother preserved the letters which Marian’s daughter, Dorothy, would compile (along with other material) in a book, Years of High Hopes, published by Hansib in 2016.
This short film, featuring extracts from Marian’s early letters and diary entries, gives a sense of day to day life in the colony.
This session continues the Samaan Tree Series.
Activity: Short film and discussion
Series: Samaan Tree Series
Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025
Time: 11.00 AM Guyana
Platform: Zoom
Thanks to all of those who attended the session. We will work towards a second Zoom screening early in 2026 to accommodate others who were unable to attend.
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If you enjoyed this short film, you may also enjoy Growing Up in Guyana: a memoir by A.J Seymour. https://youtu.be/DX2fa058Mx8?si=Qo911f4f5IAGpKXN