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Pulau Ubin Tua Pek Kong temple & festival – a brief guide
Download our tour handbook for a brief introduction to the Tua Pek Kong Temple Festival held in conjunction with Pesta Ubin
Posted in Banner, Publications, Publications - Culture & History
Tagged chinese, pulau ubin, Taoism, Temple, Tua Pek Kong
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Our Modern Past – Volume 1: A Visual Survey of Singapore Architecture, 1920s–70s
Posted in Activities, Past Activities, Publications, Talks
Tagged Architecture, Dinesh Naidu, Ho Weng Hin, Jeremy San, national development, Photography, Tan Kar Lin
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Roots, 1988 – 2005
Please feel free to click and download digitised copies of the Society’s newsletter, Roots, which was published from 1988 to 1997. You will need Adobe Reader, or another PDF viewer, in order to read each issue. Each PDF file is … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Publications - Roots Newsletter
Tagged newsletter, roots, Singapore Heritage Society
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Spaces of the Dead: A Case from the Living (2011) by Kevin YL Tan (ed.)
Seen primarily as final resting places, cemeteries are increasingly under threat from urban redevelopment in land-scarce Singapore. Regarded as ‘excess space’ by state planners, and as ‘taboo places’ by the local populace, the rich historical and cultural heritage of … Continue reading
The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History (2010)
by Loh Kah Seng & Liew Kai Khiun (eds.) In exploring the past, researchers labour in the present: to locate the archival document which is located somewhere behind a gate with its keeper; or to find that elusive … Continue reading
Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood (2010) by Hidayah Amin
Gedung Kuning or the Yellow Mansion was home to the family of Haji Yusoff ‘Tali Pinggang’ from 1912 to 1999. It was acquired by the Singapore government in August 1999 under the Land Acquisition Act. What used to house … Continue reading
The Triads: Chinese Secret Societies in 1950s Malaya & Singapore (2009) by Leon Comber
This volume collects together and reprints two groundbreaking publications from the 1950s by Dr Leon Comber: Introduction to Secret Societies; and Traditional Mysteries of Chinese Secret Societies in Malaya. The volumes were written to initiate laypersons to the mysterious world … Continue reading
Through The Bamboo Window: Chinese Life & Culture in 1950s Malaya & Singapore (2009) by Leon Comber
This volume collects together and reprints four classic books written in the 1950s by Dr Leon Comber: Chinese Ancestral Worship; Chinese Festivals in Malaya (with Dorothy Lo); Chinese Magic & Superstition in Malaya; and Chinese Temples in Singapore. These books … Continue reading
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Singapore’s Monuments & Landmarks: A Philatelic Ramble
About This Book The rich diversity of Singapore’s heritage in postage stamps may be something of a surprise! This finely illustrated softback written for children and adults gives details and stories about the significance of the buildings and objects depicted. … Continue reading
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The Book of Singapore Firsts (2006) by Kay Gillis & Kevin YL Tan
This book is the first of its kind. It brings together over 300 fascinating ‘firsts’ in Singapore. Do you know who owned the first car brought into Singapore? Or who the first woman doctor was? What about the first ‘skyscraper’ … Continue reading