Digging Through My Roots

By George Davson Jr.

In Digging up my roots, A story of five generations of my Guyanese family, Davson traces his family connections back to post slavery, colonial British Guiana. He served as an Art teacher in New York City public schools, exclusively in Brooklyn. He has also created an extensive body of art work and has held several exhibitions throughout the New York metropolitan area and in Long Island.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781665527781

George Davson Jr.

George Davson was born in British Guiana, now Guyana, the eldest son of George and Louise Davson. In Digging up my roots, A story of five generations of my Guyanese family, Davson traces his family connections back to post slavery, colonial British Guiana. He served as an Art teacher in New York City public schools, exclusively in Brooklyn. He has also created an extensive body of art work and has held several exhibitions throughout the New York metropolitan area and in Long Island. He holds a B.A and an M.S in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, New York. Davson currently resides in Valley Stream, New York, and is dedicating his retirement years to creating more art and learning to play the saxophone and the piano.

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DIGGING THROUGH

MY ROOTS

George Davson Jr.

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Published by AuthorHouse  06/24/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-2779-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-2778-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021911257

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CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter 1:   Ninety-Five First Street

Chapter 2:   Georgetown, When I Was a Boy

Chapter 3:   Christmas in the 1950s

•   Kite Flying

Chapter 4:   Mom

Chapter 5:   Dad

Chapter 6:   My Siblings

•   Dolly (Yvonne)

•   Molly (Pamela)

•   Victor

•   Peter

Chapter 7:   Grandparents

•   The Adamses

•   The Davsons

Chapter 8:   My Paternal Uncles and Aunts

Chapter 9:   The Younger Generation

Conclusion

Appendix I

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Appendix II

PREFACE

I am on a mission to find my roots. I wish to know from where my ancestors originated before they were dropped off on the shores of Guyana. I wish to know their languages, religions, and status in their communities. I know that this piece of history is probably lost forever. In this circumstance, my mission begins with my maternal great-grandparents and my paternal grandparents.

Since Digging Through My Roots was first published, several of my relatives have expressed appreciation that they were able to see their place in our ancestral family tree. As a result, they eagerly provided feedback and additional information about some of our family members. I felt the need to share these updates with the family by publishing a second edition. Below are some of the additions and revisions:

• two chapters about life in Guyana in the 1950s

• additional names of relatives and clarification of familial relationships

• additional pictures that expand