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February Roots Newsletter

Available online and in PDF for download

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Singapore Railway Heritage Interactive Map

View Rail Corridor Interactive Map

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Our Modern Past – Volume 1: A Visual Survey of Singapore Architecture, 1920s–70s

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Cakap Heritage: Let’s go to Queenstown Library!

A CAKAP HERITAGE session Date: Saturday, 25 April 2015 Time: 11am to 1pm Venue: Queenstown Public Library, Programme Zone, Level 153, Margaret Drive, Singapore 149297 FREE admission. Limited to 50 participants Registration: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary or at any of the public libraries … Continue reading

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PREHISTORIC ROCK ART AND KHMER RUINS: The Archaeology of Northeast Thailand

Heritage Tour to Northeast Thailand with Dr Noel Hidalgo Tan 18th – 25th July 2015 Northeast Thailand, or Isan, with its natural borders formed by Phetchaburi and Dangrekranges and the Mekong River, is perhaps Thailand’s most remote and little-visited region. … Continue reading

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Zhongshan Warship & Its Treasures

A Special Tour by Dr Tan Teng Phee for SHS Members only Date: Sunday 12 Apr 2015 Time: 2:30 to 4:30pm Venue: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall. 12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874 Please register by 25 March 2015 … Continue reading

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CakapHeritage: Traversing Orchard’s Transformation

a CAKAP HERITAGE session 23 January 2015 (Friday), 7.30pm-9pm library@Orchard, #03-12 orchard gateway, 218 Orchard Road Free registration | Limited to 50 pax Register with Ms June Pok (june_pok@nlb.gov.sg) Seats are limited and on a first-come-first-served basis From a nutmeg plantation … Continue reading

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Cakap Heritage: Remembering World War 2 in Tiong Bahru 回首话当年:中峇魯防空壕的烽火岁月

A CAKAP HERITAGE session Date: Saturday, 14 February 2015 Time: 10am to noon Venue: Tiong Bahru Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Hall (level 2). 67A, Eu Chin Street, Singapore 169715 FREE admission. Limited to 200 participants. Registration: http://goo.gl/vaF0Ep (Please use IE v.11 … Continue reading

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Indians in Singapore, 1819-1945: Diaspora in the Colonial Port City

A Public Talk Date: Saturday, 31 January 2015 Time: 2:30pm- 4:30pm. Registration starts from 2pm Venue: Seminar Room, level 2. National Museum of Singapore. 93, Stamford Road, Singapore 178897 Please register by 28 Jan 2015 Since the establishment of colonial … Continue reading

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Cakap Heritage: Made in Kampong Glam

a CAKAP HERITAGE session Saturday 13 December 2014 3-4pm: sharing old photos 4-6pm: “Cakap Session” Malay Heritage Centre Auditorium. 85 Sultan Gate, (S) 198501 Free | Limited to 100 participants Registration: http://madeinkampunggelam.eventbrite.sg Queries:Mr Suhaimi Samsudin 63218250 This event is multi-lingual: … Continue reading

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