Category Archives: Activities

HeritageFest2014: Lighthouse Tour

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

The earliest record of lighthouses dates back to the 200 CE. Since then lighthouses have been a beacon of light, direction and often hope to the weary traveller and mariners. From the mid-19th century, the East India Company started constructing … Continue reading →

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HeritageFest2014: Tour of Yueh Hai Ching Temple

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

Singapore’s oldest and most significant Teochew temple, Wak Hai Cheng Bio (the Yueh Hai Ching temple), recently completed its comprehensive restoration that commenced in 2011. Preparation for the restoration started earlier in 2009. The five-year long project was met with … Continue reading →

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HeritageFest2014: Bukit Brown in the City Tour

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

Date: 26 July 2014 Meeting place: Raffles Place MRT, Exit A, Street Level A number of pioneering settlers of 18th and 19th century colonial Singapore who were buried in the Chinese cemeteries of the Greater Bukit Brown Complex (including the … Continue reading →

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HeritageFest2014: The City in Bukit Brown Tour

Posted on July 1, 2014 by admin

Date: 27 July 2014 Location: Bukit Brown Cemetery Between 1922 and the period of the Second World War, a majority of the Chinese residents of Singapore were buried in Bukit Brown cemetery. Some of those buried here, were well-known and … Continue reading →

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Cakap Heritage: Schooldays in Bras Basah

Posted on June 10, 2014 by admin

Date: Sat, 28 June 2014 Time: 3-5 pm Venue: The Private Museum, 51 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187969 Registration: Free and open to all. Register at: http://goo.gl/3A3XWC The Bras Basah district presently houses several museums and national monuments, some of which … Continue reading →

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Awaken the Dragon 2014 – an on-site Workshop

Posted on May 29, 2014 by admin

Awaken the Dragon 2014 – an on-site Workshop. Saturday, 14 June 2014/ 11am – 1pm Location: Jln Bahar Clay Studios, 97L Lor Tawas

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CFP – Seminar on Anatomy of a Riot (Deadline 25 July)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Singapore Heritage Society

Call for Proposals- Anatomy of a Riot: Enquiring into the Civil Unrests in our Past A Seminar by Educators and Students. Presented by the Singapore Heritage Society and the Singapore Association for Social Studies Education

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Stories Behind the Restoration: Yueh Hai Ching: Stories Behind the Restoration

Posted on April 2, 2014 by admin

Stories Behind the Restoration: Yueh Hai Ching: Stories Behind the Restoration a temple walking tour — to commemorate the International Day on Monuments and Sites 10.00am Saturday 19 Apr 2014 Yueh Hai Ching, 30B Philip Street Limited to 20 participants … Continue reading →

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Heritage Tour of Mun San Fook Tuck Chee- a temple walking tour

Posted on February 20, 2014 by admin

Heritage Tour of Mun San Fook Tuck Chee - a temple walking tour Sat 22 Feb 2014 9.30-11.30am Mun San Fook Tuck Chee temple 124 Sims Dr (nearest MRT: Aljuneid) Fee for SHS members : $10 Fee for non-members : $20 … Continue reading →

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Cakap Heritage: All About Chinese New Year in Kreta Ayer / Chinatown

Posted on January 13, 2014 by admin

The Singapore Heritage Society and Urban Redevelopment Authority proudly present: Cakap Heritage: All About Chinese New Year in Kreta Ayer / Chinatown a CAKAP HERITAGE session Saturday 25 January 2014 3-4pm: photo sharing 4-6pm: “Cakap Session” The URA Centre. 45 … Continue reading →

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