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Image designed by Lai Chee Kien<\/p><\/div>\n

National Day Celebrations@ Esplanade is here again with an exhibition :”Our Brick Estate”\u00a0 and a series of talks on Sunday 10th August’14
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Venue: library@esplanade (Open Stage)
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Sunday 10th August’14<\/span>: Talks<\/p>\n

3pm – 3.45 pm
\nOur Brick Estate by Lai Chee Kien (\u8d56\u542f\u5065)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our island-city\u2019s early foundations were laid at a time when the building material industry flourished. Join architectural and urban historian Lai Chee Kien as he traces the history of our local brick industry, from the early colonial period when they were handmade, to their industrial production and extensive use during our early days of nation-building.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This talk will be accompanied by an exhibition of the same title for the month of August.<\/p>\n

4.30-5.15pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandfathers’Roads : Legacy of Our Pioneers by Raymond Goh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raymond Goh has been studying the legacies behind famous roads that have been named after the revolutionaries, war heroes, and builders of Singapore. Join him as he shares interesting stories behind some of them. Raymond is a specialised heritage tour guide who conducts tours for schools, community clubs and societies.<\/span><\/p>\n

6pm – 6.45pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once Upon a Yesterday by Alex Tan Tiong Hee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Share your comments and sentiments with Alex Tan as he navigates the nation\u2019s past in Once Upon A Yesterday, an interactive story tracing some of the historical events significant to Singapore\u2019s socio-political environment in the 1950s, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Alex graduated in law and is a trustee of the Settlement of Dr Lim Boon Keng (1921) and a committee member of the Singapore Heritage Society.
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(photo Khoo Ee Hoon)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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