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Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future

All Things Bukit Brown and Chui Huay Lim Club proudly present an exhibition and talks on Bukit Brown Cemetery tracing its history and significance to the development of Singapore. Our Roots, Our Future  has 4 themes: A)  History  – Bukit Brown’s place in the history of the evolvement of Chinese cemeteries in Singapore, its administration and topography. B) Our Pioneers – their contributions to social and community services, education, commerce and banking; the role members of the Singapore chapter of [...]

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Our Roots, Our Future : The Talks

Complementing the exhibition Bukit Brown : Our Roots, Our Future is a series of talks in English and Mandarin which will be held at the Chui Huay Lin Club, Level 4, 190 Keng Lee. No registration required. Seats are available on a  first-come, first-served basis. Kindly please be seated 15 minutes before the talk. It would  be appreciated if you  could indicate your  attendance by clicking on  the Facebook page : Our Roots, Our Future , look for “events” on [...]

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1848 tomb (Photo: Raymond Goh)

1848 Tomb Found

  Gem from Bukit Brown discovered by Raymond Goh: Probably one of the earliest Qing dynasty titles, a student of the highest scholastic department during Emperor Daoquang’s (道光) reign, in 1848  

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Dec 16 Tour (Photo:  Andrew)

    Regina and Roxanna Foo, Felicia and Eugene Lin, Iris, Clifton, Eric, Jonathan with Keng Kiat (lead guide, in red).   Tombs visited at Hills 2 and 5 include: – (77) Oon Chim Neo – (239) Ong Seng Say – (1213) Tan Chow Kim – (1838) Majoor Wee Chim Yean – (1906) Khoo Kay Hian and wives – (1919) See Tiong Wah and cluster – (1930) Lim Kim Seng and cluster – (1948) Tok Cheng Tuan and cluster   [...]

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Dec 9 tour (Photo: Pui Cuifen)

Click here for Cuifen’s photos  from this morning’s walk.   Cuifen says: It was raining (and threatening to pour). We had individuals who turned up for Nature Society’s walk, and others who turned up for my ‘walk with friends (and friends of friends)’. We did a combined walk, with Tan Hang Chong leading the way, and supported by Chew Keng Kiat, Victor Lim, Yap Von Bing, Angie and other Bukit Brownies. Post walk, some of us were treated to a [...]

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Dec 8 Nature Ramble (Photo: Claire Leow)

  This was the happy group that went rambling and enjoyed the lushness of Bukit Brown, with the benefit of a small group. There were as many guides as participants!   Here, they encountered horse riders on the morning rounds:     Victor, the tile expert, has time to educate us on the history and designs:     Here is a very rare tile:     For more on tiles, read this post.   They did visit a newly cleared [...]

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Peranakan Tour (Dec 7) (Photo: Claire Leow)

This tour was planned weeks in advance but as always, Bukit Brown is a gift that keeps giving, as the tour participants had the privilege of not one, not two, but THREE descendants of prominent pioneers dropping in and sharing a wealth of information. Guides: Keng Kiat, Victor, Claire.     For a photo album, with captions that explain what was covered, click here for a tour report by Claire.   If you haven’t been to Bukit Brown, come join us. [...]

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