Bukit Brown Cemetery HISTORY 211 Acres between Lornie Road and Pan Island Expressway Legally owned

by George Henry Brown before being purchased by Ong Clan in 1880s. 1922: Established as government municipal cemetery Estimated 120,000 graves till date Parts of Cemetery were cut for golf courses and road development. 2013: 8 lane highway Road extension into heart of cemetery: Slotted for extension of Toa Payoh Part of the Marina Drainage Basin: reduces ponding down stream Nature Corridor Stopover point for migratory birds Established wildlife and plant species Green lungs for Thomson- MacRitche Area My family members here: 1) Tan Kim Ching - son of Tan Tock Seng 2 Tan Swee Lim - son of Tan Tock Seng 3) Tan Boo Liat - great grandson of TTS: His father was Tan Soon Toh: His grandfather Tan Kim Ching 4) Mrs Tan Boo Liat V2.0 aka Madam Kok Kim Neo (died 11 June 1903 aged 24 Intered BBC, Block 3, Section B, No. 83.: my Great Grand Mother: 5) Tan Wi Yan - grandson of TTS 6) Tan Bin Cheng - grandson of TTS 7) Yeo Wan Neo (Mrs Tan Wi Yan V4.0) 8) Lim Thean Gow father of Lim Boon Keng, My Great Great Grand Father, 9) & 10) Mr & Mrs Lim Mah Peng, My Great Great Great Grand Parents, parents of Lim Thean Gow 11) Lim Yu Loo, sister of Lim Boon Keng: Great Grand Aunt: 12) Madam Chong Hoo Loey aka Mrs Tan Wi Yan V3.0 13) Mrs Choa Kim Keat is Tan Hoon Neo, daughter of Tan Kim Ching. 14 ) Yeo Buay Neo (Mrs Seow Chye Watt) my Great Grand Mother, mother to Seow Poh Leng my Grand Father 15) Seow Poh Quee Grand uncle 16) Khoo Seok Wan: Maternal Great Great Grand Father, whose daughter is Mrs TBL V1.0: Khoo Kit Neo!

KEY FRIENDS of Bukit Brown (get autograph) Tomb Whisperer Raymond Goh His brother Charles Goh Catherine Lim Claire Leow RosalindTan Vicky Tan Yeo Say Ann Suki Singh Peter Pak Ang Hock Chuan, to name a few.... SCHEDULE 9:00 am Brief tour, habitat, heritage, history: outline of tomb structure: Key index of who's who, famous "residents". Four stop tour: ONE: Tan Bin Cheng: TWO: Yeo Buay Neo: THREE Tan Boo Liat: FOUR Lim Boon Keng parents/ grandparents 945 am -1230pm free to sketch: Do go in pairs: Some areas no cell phone reception 12: noon at the oval: show and tell What can you sketch? Trees Birds Butterflies Plants People Tombs Close up of tombs Peranakan tiles Tomb ornaments e.g. Jade boy, jade girl Angels Lions Sikh guards Moral value lessons Love poems Do post your sketches check thsi website http://bukitbrown.com/main/ Do sign the petition