Singapore History Sites

Check out the following history websites:

- The online portal Access To Archives Online (www.a2o.com.sg) and a World War II resource site (www.s1942.org.sg) house an online collection of archives, records and oral history interviews recounting memories of World War II and the Japanese Occupation in Singapore's history.

- the National Heritage Board's (NHB) blog (yesterday.sg),

- NHB's Education & Outreach division's website (www.mystory.sg),

- Singapore Collections Online (www.sgcool.sg).

- the social media portal, yesterday.sg, reaches out to fellow netizens to discover and share everything on heritage, history and culture, and promotes active contribution through blog posts, forum discussions and photo sharing. With over 2,000 blog posts to date, these address a range of topics, from old Singapore to food and hobbies of the past, and are checked for factual accuracy before being published.

- mystory.sg, gives an interactive and personal site which pieces together a personal side to Singapore history. These nuggets of history are narrated through stories, photos and videos.

- Singapore Collections Online (sgcool.sg), the first online repository of artefacts and artworks in Singapore, allows visitors from all over the world to view highlights from NHB's collections from the comfort of their own home. These collections include photographs, rare books, fabrics, ceramics, modern art forms and many other categories.