It documents his life growing up in Guyana, the death of his mother and father, life as an orphan (and living in a penal colony), adventures in the Guyanese jungles, through starting his own business and extensive travels from Guyana, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America.
Looking back at it, I think he started writing it to figure out some context for his life. He then continues on describing the lives of his friends and family. His writings were definitely meant to be shared and you can tell at several points he is writing to describe things for friends around the world and makes it clear he is writing for future generations.
As I went through his autobiography, I linked to as much relevant information and sites as I could. Alfred added a lot of details into his writing and if they were important enough to want to share, I wanted to make it easier to understand and see what he was talking about.
I hope you enjoy what Alfred has written whether you are looking up information about the Gilkes family or just looking for information on what he has seen.
Table of Contents
- When memory first begins
- My Father
- My Mother
- Life as a Partial Orphan
- Life as a Country Boy
- My Return to Georgetown, Secondary Schooling & Work
- Wedding Arrangements - Disappointed re trip to Canada - Journey to Trinidad & Return to Georgetown
- Self Employment & Its Consequences | 1953
- Our Visit to the U.S.A. | 1959
- Reaction & Our Life in England | 1960
- The U.S.A. As Our New Home | 1967
- Mobile Home Life in Colton | 1970
- My Adventure Among Adventists | 1967
- We Revisit England | 1971
- Our Welcome Back to California | 1972
- A Visit to Hawaii | 1973
- Retirement and Trip to Guyana | 1973
- Return to the U.S.A. | 1974
- Trip to Canada | 1976
- Autobiography Continued… 1978 - 1983
- Visit to U.K., France, Belgium and The Netherlands | 1983
- Return to England | Visits to Family | 1993
- My Experience with a Car Burglar | 1993
- Return to Brandon, Manitoba | 1993
- Short Trip to Paradise, California | 1994
- Ron, Maureen, & Paul Visit from the U.K. | 1994
- Visit to Gordon and Michael in Paradise California, and St. Lucia, West Indies | 1995
- Life back in Brandon | 1995
- Back at My Winter Hideout | 1995
- My Wheelchair Experience | 1995
- My Trip to England | 1996
- Our Four Day Holiday at Elveden Forest | 1996
- A Weekend in Wales | 1996
- Visit to a Hindu Temple & Syon House | 1996
- A Winter "Escape" From Brandon to the U.S.A | 1997
- Trip to see Mark & Barbara | 1997
- Short Trips to England | 1997
- Maureen's and Paul's Visit to Brandon | 1997
- A late winter visit to Gordon | 1997
- The Blythe Sojourn | 1998 - 2000
- Gordon and Arna's trip to Loma Linda | 2000
- Our Visit to Toronto | 2000
- Visit to Lynchburg, Virginia (and events recorded until late 2006)
- Final Days (2006 - 2007)
