Turtle Museum Interview

Oral history interviews with Connie Tan were conducted over a period of five months (March – July 2017), and the interview transcripts will be archived at Nanyang Technological University Library at the completion of our project. The video shown here reflects footage taken on June 28th, 2017 of Connie Tan and her teenage son, Jedd, after completion of the oral history interview process. Significant past events, stories and memories gleaned through the original interview transcripts are presented through this video in order to introduce the audience to the Singapore Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum and provide a preview of the research findings and stories made accessible through oral history. The short film introduces the history of the museum, Connie’s love for the turtles, and how closely the two are intertwined to her and her father’s lives. The film also depicts Connie highlighting some heart-wrenching moments over the past several years while at the museum as well as sharing some of her future plans. The students who worked on this project hoped that this video can help raise awareness about the existence and initiatives of the turtle museum.