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Agnes Keith House (formerly known as the Newlands) (Malay: Rumah Agnes Keith) is a historic house museum in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. The museum is named after Agnes Newton Keith , an American author known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in British North Borneo .
Agnes Newton Keith (born Agnes Jones Goodwillie Newton; July 4, 1901 – March 30, 1982) was an American writer best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo (now Sabah) before, during, and after World War II.
The museum features local indigenous culture and heritage, history, zoology, ethno-botany, Islamic civilisation as well sports. [1] On 9 September 2018, the Keningau Oath Stone were officially relocated into the museum area.
The plantation is the second largest after Sapong Estate's in the west coast of Sabah and was established in 1910–1911 with an area of more than ten square kilometres. Asimont died 1919 in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies and was buried in Singapore. Soon after, the abandoned house was destroyed by North Borneo Chartered Company authorities in 1923.
The history of Sabah can be traced back to about 23–30,000 years ago when evidence suggests the earliest human settlement in the region existed. The history is interwoven with the history of Brunei and the history of Malaysia , which Sabah was previously part of and is currently part of respectively.
Sandakan Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Sandakan) is a museum located at the 1st floor of Wisma Warisan building in Sandakan of Sabah, Malaysia. [1] The museum building is located next to the Sandakan Municipal Council and is part of the Sandakan Heritage Trail .
The original Sabah Museum location was established on 15 July 1965 in a shophouse in Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu, largely due to the efforts of the Sabah Society. [1] George Cathcart Woolley collection of photographs, diaries and other artefacts, bequeathed to the State Government of Sabah, formed the nucleus of the museum.
Agnes Keith House: A house built on the site of a former house for British colonial officials. Reportedly haunted with a female apparition based on the experience of the house's former owners, including the American author named Agnes Newton Keith , the ghost is believed to be the spirit of a resident who died throughout the wartime period in ...