The History Workroom

Tell us your childhood stories?

historyworkroom — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:41:51 +0000

What was it like when you were a child? What were your favourite games and food? Where were your favourite haunts? What do you remember most of your childhood? The History Workroom is working on a...

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Know your national monuments

historyworkroom — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:40:06 +0000

The Eiffel Tower. The Taj Mahal. The Great Wall of China. We all know these famous Monuments, but how well do we know the National Monuments in our own backyard, Singapore? Whether you are a history...

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The Singapore Memory project

historyworkroom — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:32:54 +0000

The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is a whole-of-nation collaborative initiative facilitated by the National Library Board to build a national digital collection of knowledge assets about Singapore...

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Know thy past, know thy self?

Stephanie — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:32:15 +0000

I have a large framed picture of one of my ancestors in my room. She was my great-great-great grandmother and rumored to have been a brothel owner. Every time I look at the picture, I think about her...

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Heritage best practices

Stephanie — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:06:21 +0000

Although the heritage scene all around the world is blossoming with new centres and organisations, often institutions don’t spend enough time learning and reading about best practices. This...

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