PHT Site Visit: Mount Erskine: Penang’s forgotten ‘Flagstaff Hill’ Date: 30th September 2023 (Saturday) Time: 9am – 11am Venue: Pearl Hill Tua Pek Kong Did you know that there is a forgotten ‘Flagstaff Hill’ along the northern coast of Penang? Historical drawings and building footprints of Mount Erskine (better known as Pearl Hill) indicate the […]
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PHT Site Visit: Paper Effigy Maker Date: 23rd July 2023 (Sunday) Time: 2pm – 4pm Have you ever wondered why paper effigies of various objects are made and burnt during Chinese funeral rituals? Do you want to experience how these paper effigies were made? Penang Heritage Trust is organising a visit to Mr. Samm Koh
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PHT Site Visit: Ayer Itam Reservoir Date: 26th August 2023 (Saturday) Time: 9am – 12pm Water plays an important role in the early days of Penang. George Town became a favored port of call along the East-West route because of its clean, fresh water. Reservoirs, aqueducts, and a wide range of water infrastructure were constructed
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PHT Site Visit: Guillemard Reservoir Date: 24th June 2023 (Sunday) Time: 9am – 12pm Water plays an important role in the early days of Penang. George Town became a favored port of call along the East-West route because of its clean, fresh water. Reservoirs, aqueducts, and a wide range of water infrastructure were constructed to
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PHT Site Visit returns after the lockdowns with an exclusive visit to St. Xavier’s Institution, the oldest Lasallian school in Southeast Asia, this April. Bro. Jason Blaikie, Brother Director of SXI, will be hosting this special visit, providing us with a glimpse of the rich history, tradition and culture of SXI, interwoven into the history
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About the tour Not many people know that the charming 130-year-old church of St Anne, some 2km from Bukit Mertajam town, carries a forgotten legacy of French missionaries who were active in this part of the world in the 19th century. Fewer still are aware that on the very same grounds lies a huge rock
Date: 10 February 2018 (Saturday) Time: 4pm – 6pm Venue: Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi, Victoria Street, George Town. Donations: RM15 (members)/ RM30 (non-members) [Refreshments are included. Space is limited] RSVP: info@pht.org.my or call +604 264 2631 Do you know there is another Khoo Kongsi in George Town built earlier than the famous Leong San
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Date: 27th January 2018 (Saturday) Time: 10am – 12pm Venue: Church of Assumption, Farquhar Street, George Town Penang Donations: RM 15 (Members)/ RM30 (Non- members) Speakers:Msgr Michael Cheah, Architect Edmond Khoo & Curator Mr Khoo Boo Chia RSVP: info@pht.org.my or call +604- 264 2631 Note: Please wear appropriate attire (no shorts and singlets). Non-Catholic visitors are
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Penang Heritage Trust’s next site visit is to Fort Cornwallis. Details of the visit are as follows: Date: 27 August 2017 (Sunday) Time: 3pm to 5pm Venue: Fort Cornwallis (Entrance facing City Hall) Donations: RM15 (members)/ RM30 (non-members) Fort Cornwallis was built as early as 1786, when Captain Francis Light first landed in Penang. The
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Penang Heritage Trust Site Visit 2017: Penang House of Music Date: 23 April 2017 (Sunday) Time: 2pm to 3pm Venue: Penang House of Music, Level 4, KOMTAR Donations: RM20 (members)/ RM30 (non-members) RSVP: info@pht.org.my or call +604 264 2631 A celebration of Penang’s glorious musical heritage and cultural diversity with carefully curated exhibitions and
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