My Chew Joo Chiat Story

Chew Joo Chiat 周如切 is my great grand-father. My family tree in Singapore begins with him. The purpose of this blog is for my children and grand children to know their root's humble beginning. Secondly, there are inaccuracies and gaps I discovered published in books, articles and websites about Chew Joo Chiat. I also want to talk about some lost landmarks in Joo Chiat.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Reflection

Recently I walked down memory lane along Joo Chiat Road where I once lived. I stared hard at the vacant field and visualised the scene as it...

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Joo Chiat Road

In the 60s at Joo Chiat Road and Changi Road junction, the roadsides were always congested with illegal hawkers stalls as shown in the pictu...

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Chew Joo Beng aka Chew Koh Beng

Chew Joo Beng and Chew Joo Chiat are brothers. Joo Beng was a wealthfy land and coconut plantation owner not only in Singapore but also in ...

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Roads to Chew Joo Chiat

Chew Joo Chiat The audience I traced my family history from the following sources: 1. Family members My grandmother ...

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

My First Experience

In May 2008, I was invited by the National Library Board to give a talk on 'how I traced my family history'. It was organised to co...

Thursday, June 12, 2008

As I remember

Picture from Joo Chiat a living legacy I am blogging the history of the area between Joo Chiat Road and Tembling Road for misterpo who m...

Monday, March 10, 2008

My Chew Joo Chiat Story Part II

Chew Joo Chiat's Other Businesses In 1904 he had a shop Chop Seng Chiong at Beach Road. In 1908 he was a ship chandler with an office...

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