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Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

The Minden Barracks was a military barracks located in the town of Gelugor in Northeast District of Penang Island, Malaysia. It was operational from 1939 to 1971 and the site has since been decommissioned to accommodate the main campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It has been almost fifty...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan, Fesal, Fujica Azura, Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/44141/1/Minden%20Barracks.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.44141 http://eprints.usm.my/44141/ Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan Fesal, Fujica Azura Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements The Minden Barracks was a military barracks located in the town of Gelugor in Northeast District of Penang Island, Malaysia. It was operational from 1939 to 1971 and the site has since been decommissioned to accommodate the main campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It has been almost fifty years since the regiments left the place, however, the memories of staying in the area are still being reminisced by the residents, hence, representing a convergence of heritage tourism whereby travelling to the destination to experience the place and activities that realistically represent the stories and people of the past. This paper depicts the initiatives taken by the librarians from the Malaysiana and Archives Division of Universiti Sains Malaysia Library to learn about the historical background of the campus by tracking the information sharing of the previous residents of the barracks on the social media. It has led to an outcome of getting some information about how the place used to be and an organized event of Oral history with one of the former occupants who keep coming back to relive the memories of Minden Barracks, to feel the connection with the place, and to share stories and experiences of a place once called home to families and friends. 2019-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44141/1/Minden%20Barracks.pdf Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan and Fesal, Fujica Azura and Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan (2019) Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). In: 1st International Symposium on Festivals and Celebrations, 11 February 2019, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
building Hamzah Sendut Library
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements
spellingShingle DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements
Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan
Fesal, Fujica Azura
Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan
Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
description The Minden Barracks was a military barracks located in the town of Gelugor in Northeast District of Penang Island, Malaysia. It was operational from 1939 to 1971 and the site has since been decommissioned to accommodate the main campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). It has been almost fifty years since the regiments left the place, however, the memories of staying in the area are still being reminisced by the residents, hence, representing a convergence of heritage tourism whereby travelling to the destination to experience the place and activities that realistically represent the stories and people of the past. This paper depicts the initiatives taken by the librarians from the Malaysiana and Archives Division of Universiti Sains Malaysia Library to learn about the historical background of the campus by tracking the information sharing of the previous residents of the barracks on the social media. It has led to an outcome of getting some information about how the place used to be and an organized event of Oral history with one of the former occupants who keep coming back to relive the memories of Minden Barracks, to feel the connection with the place, and to share stories and experiences of a place once called home to families and friends.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan
Fesal, Fujica Azura
Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan
author_facet Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan
Fesal, Fujica Azura
Jan, Noor Azlinda Wan
author_sort Mohamad, Radia Banu Jan
title Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
title_short Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
title_full Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
title_fullStr Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
title_full_unstemmed Coming home to Minden Barracks: Historical site at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
title_sort coming home to minden barracks: historical site at universiti sains malaysia (usm)
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.usm.my/44141/1/Minden%20Barracks.pdf
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