George Town World Heritage Incorporated Heritage Talk Book Launch by Marcus Langdon

George Town Festival 2017 - George Town World Heritage Incorporated Heritage Talk: Secrets of the Northam Road Protestant Cemetery & Book Launch: Epitaph: The Northam Road Protestant Cemetery by Marcus Langdon

13 August 2017

Banganan UAB, China Street Ghaut, 3-5pm

Author and Director of Entrepot Publishing, Marcus Langdon, entertained a large crowd with the fascinating life stories of some of the personalities interred in the old Protestant cemetery (1786-c.1880) in this event hosted by GTWHI. The book was officially launched by YB Tuan Wong Hon Wai, the Penang Chief Minister's political secretary and State Legislative Assemblyman for Ayer Itam.

Some of the audience

Fellow historian Clement Liang at the author signing

Presentation slide

Marcus Langdon with Jack Ong, project manager for the book at GTWHI

(Left to Right) Joe Sidek (George Town Festival Director), Marcus Langdon (author), YB Tuan Wong Hon Wai () & Dr. Ang Ming Chee (General Manager, George Town World Heritage Incorporated) officially launching the book

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Epitaph: The Northam Road Protestant Cemetery, George Town, Penang