Category Archives: Past Activities

Cakap Heritage: Colonial Days of Orchard

with your hosts Alex Tan Tiong Hee & Karen Hoisington co-organised with the National Archives of Singapore 31 October 2014 (Friday), 7.30pm-9pm library@Orchard, #03-12, orchardgateway, 218 Orchard Road Free registration | Limited to 50 pax Register with Ms Diyana Yusoff … Continue reading

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My Queenstown Heritage Trail featuring Tanglin Halt

We are happy to announce our next event in collaboration with one of Singapore’s most active community heritage organisations, My Queenstown (a part of My Community), who recently launched the My Queenstown Blueprint 2020. My Queenstown Heritage Trail featuring Tanglin … Continue reading

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My Queenstown Heritage Trail: Margaret Drive, Stirling Road and the Tanglin Halt neighbourhood

A Walking Trail with My Community Date: 26 Oct 2014 Time: 9am to 11.30am Meeting Point: Queenstown MRT Station Conducted by Angela Ow from My Community. Free and open to SHS Members only. Limited to 25 participants. To register, please … Continue reading

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Text in the City: Civic District Poetry Trails

You are warmly invited to join these free Civic District poetry trails organised by The Arts House on Sat, 4 Oct. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/text-in-the-city-launch-tickets-12999733553 Time: 9am, 10am, 11am, 5pm, 6pm, 7pm Duration: 1 hr Meeting point: The Arts House … Continue reading

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Exploring Jurong: the ‘Garden Industrial Estate’

A bus trip with Dr Lai Chee Kien Sat, 27 September 2014, 7.30am – 1pm Meet: Jurong East Library, front entrance SHS members: S$25 per person Non-members: $40 per person Limited to 40 participants. To register, please email shs.secretary@gmail.com Once … Continue reading

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House Visit – An Afternoon with the Gwee Family

a visit to the home of a family of collectors in Siglap Sat, 6 September 2014, 1pm – 4pm Meet: Kembangan MRT, 12.30pm Limited to 12 participants, open to SHS members only. S$5 per person, inclusive of kueh-kueh. To register, … Continue reading

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Cakap Heritage: Schooldays in Bras Basah

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

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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Talk: Globalising the Local: World Heritage in Singapore (10 Nov 2013)

Join us for this forum and meet with expert speakers on the meaning and significance of these developments. Please register early as seats are limited!

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Book Talk: East Indies: The English East India Company and the Founding of Singapore

Join us for a book talk / signing by Ian Burnet on 9 Nov 2013. Registration now open!

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