Tag Archives: History

Birdseye View: Bukit Brown in Memoriam – 2 videos

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Singapore Heritage Society

Through aerial videography, see Bukit Brown from another perspective, including some sights that are no longer. Bukit Brown is on the 2014 World Monuments Watch for endangered sites. Visit now, before an 8-lane highway changes the landscape beyond recognition. For … Continue reading →

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Home@Centrestage: Inquiring into our Built Heritage & the Memories that make up our Home

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Singapore Heritage Society

Programme and other details now available for Home@Centrestage Seminar: Inquiring into our Built Heritage & the Memories that make up our Home

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CFP for Home@CentreStage: A Seminar on Singapore’s Built Heritage

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Singapore Heritage Society

Home@Centrestage – Calling all Students and Teachers! A Seminar on Singapore’s Built Heritage

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Past activity: Raffles and the Botanical Impulse by Dr Lai Chee Kien

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Singapore Heritage Society
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Past activity: Raffles, Law, and Politics in the Founding of Singapore by Dr Kevin YL Tan, 22 September 2012

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Singapore Heritage Society
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Tour: Singapore’s City Monuments: A Kick-Scooter Tour a tour with Tony Tan

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

meeting point: The Cenotaph, Connaught Drive date | time: Saturday 25 Jun 2011 | 8.30 am duration: 4 hours requirements: Average fitness | Able to cycle | Wear proper shoes (no slippers or sandals) cost: $60.00 (Members) | $80.00 (Others) … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Spaces for the Dead: A Case from the Living.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

venue: The Armenian Church, Hill Street date | time: Saturday, 28 May 2011, 3.00 – 5.00pm RSVP: http://shs-booklaunch.eventbrite.com/ equiries: shs.secretary@gmail.com (Wendy) Programme 3.00 pm Guests to be seated 3.05 pm Speech by Dr Kevin YL Tan, President, SHS & Editor … Continue reading →

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Talk: Farish A Noor- Remembering Singhapura & Our Trans-Continental Pasts

Posted on July 3, 2010 by author

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Book Launch: A panel discussion- Singapore: A 700-Year History – From Early Emporium to Global City.

Posted on June 20, 2009 by author

Singapore: A 700-Year History – From Early Emporium to Global City
A panel discussion
The Pod, Level 16, National Library, 100 Victoria Street
Saturday, 20 June 2009 | 2.00pm

Hitherto, much of Singapore’s history has been a history of its colonial past, starting from 1819 when the ambitious Stamford Raffles claimed Singapore for the British East India Company. Few contemporary history books trace Singapore’s past before that time. A notable exception is the new book: Singapore: A 700-Year History – From Early Emporium to Global City authored by local historians Tan Tai Yong, Kwa Chong Guan & Derek Heng. Providing a critical examination of this new volume and offering their own perspectives on the writing of Singapore history are three younger academics and teachers: Jason Lim, Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied and Alvin Tan. This forum-styled programme also serves as an engaging and interactive platform between domain experts of the respective subjects with the audience.
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