WANTED: History enthusiasts to caption old photographs and transcribe handwritten manuscripts with a piece of Singapore history.
They are invited to contribute to an upcoming portal with about 3,000 unidentified photographs dating back to the late 1800s, and 3,000 pages of Straits Settlement records, including letters from the time of Sir Stamford Raffles' administration.
These historical treasures, from the collections of the Government and individuals, are waiting to be "tagged" on the portal The Citizen Archivist Project at www.nas.gov.sg/citizenarchivist.
See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/help-tag-piece-singapores-history#sthash.5d2cQc8q.dpuf
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