Remembering the Life and Work of Olga Bone

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The late Olga Bone

Olga Irene Bone, nee Lowe, was born Sept 16, 1920 and grew up in the pleasant, breezy little village of Palmyra in East Berbice, about 5km from New Amsterdam. She attributed her imperturbable disposition to the happy home in which she grew up.
Her formal education commenced when she was eight years old, at the All Saints’ Anglican School, in New Amsterdam but, owing to the informal learning at home, she was not at a disadvantage. At the age of 12, she was sent to the Cumberland Methodist School, under the tutelage of Sydney King, whose nephew- now Eusi Kwayana- is his namesake. During the 1930s, that particular rural school enjoyed an enviable reputation for good results, and she would be one of its star students.
A late starter but quick learner, Olga Bone placed first a

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