This is the description of the voyage of the SS Braunfels from the Azores Islands. It made port in Hawaii 4 April of 1895. There were seven deaths and five births on this voyage. Portuguese Contract Labor: Steamer Braunfels Brings a Number of Them The German steamer, Braunfels, under Captain Werkmeister arrived early Wednesday morning…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Portuguese Charity Society of Honolulu Directing Committees Members
The Portuguese Charity Society of Honolulu was founded in 1893 by Antonio de Souza Canavarro. Canavarro was the former Portuguese Consul in Honolulu. You can see his tombstone on FindAGrave. This society was formed to aid in child welfare, educational needs, family assistance, and so forth. These are the members listed in Portuguese Hawawaiian Memories:…
Processing Sugar Cane in Hawaii in the 1860s
History books tell us of the difficulties of starting sugar cane plantations in Hawaii. Many dreamers set their hopes on easy riches only to find that growing and milling sugar cane in the islands was incredibly difficult. Not only was it difficult to find the right land, get laborers, and make a profit, getting sugar…
The Azorean Brides: The First Portuguese Women to Migrate to Hawaii
In 1864, eleven young women from the Azores Islands migrated to the Kingdom of Hawaii. They were pledged as brides to successful Portuguese men already living in Hawaii. These were arranged marriages, paid in full before the young women boarded the ship. Accompanying them were two married women–the chaperone and a newly wedded bride. They…
Passport Index: Vizeu, Portugal
Passport Records Index Immigrants from Vizen (Manz) aka Viseu, Portugal to Hawaii, 1879-1883Compiled by Melody Lassalle from the book,”Portuguese Immigrants from Azores to Sandwich Isles, 1879-1883: Passport Index”, by Robert DeMello. Honolulu : De Mello Publishing Co. Page Name of Head of Household Spouse 197 Laurerio, Antonio Tomas Jesus, Henriqueta, de Note: All individuals are…