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Category Archives: Publications – Culture & History
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
An Ingenious Reverie: The Photography of Yip Cheong Fun (2006) by Bridget Tracy Tan
This catalogue accompanied the 2006 exhibition of photographs by the celebrated and pioneer Singapore photographer Yip Cheong Fun (1903-1989). In these remarkable photo studies, the National Library Board and the Singapore Heritage Society have presented many aspects of both the … Continue reading
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Memories and the National Library: Between Forgetting And Remembering (2000)
by Kwok Kian Woon, Ho Weng Hin and Tan Kar Lin (eds.) The Singapore Heritage Society has undertaken this compilation of articles and letters that appeared in the local press over the controversial decision by the government to demolish … Continue reading
Rethinking Chinatown And Heritage Conservation In Singapore (2000)
by Kwok Kian-Woon, C.J. Wee Wan-Ling and Karen Chia (eds) SHS book in PDF: Rethinking Chinatown N.B.: Appendix (pages 60-88) are not available in the PDF version. A preliminary review conducted by the Singapore Heritage Society of the Singapore … Continue reading
‘We Asians’: Between Past And Future (2000)
by Kwok Kian-Woon, Indira Arumugam, Karen Chia and Lee Chee Keng (eds) In the wide-ranging and often complex papers and discussion at the February 2000 Singapore Conference “We Asians — between Past & Future,” Japanese and Southeast Asian contributors … Continue reading
Our Place in Time: Exploring Heritage And Memory in Singapore (1999)
by Kwok Kian Woon, Kwa Chong Guan, Lily Kong and Brenda Yeoh (eds.) Our Place in Time is a collection of papers presented at a forum on 17-18 September 1994. It discusses our search for identity as an attempt … Continue reading
Chinatown Memories (1998) by Geraldene Lowe-Ismail
A new and charming version of Geraldene’s well known and loved memoir of a Chinatown past. Lavishly illustrated by Derek Corke, who lived and painted Singapore for 18 years, this companion reader and guide to Singapore’s Chinatown is an ideal … Continue reading
What If? Post-War Choices In Singapore (1995) by Lee Geok Boi
An interactive game book showing the reader the choices and decisions that the ordinary person faced in Singapore during World War II and after. This book was published by the Singapore Heritage Society to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the … Continue reading