Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
There were many opportunities for males employed by the sugar plantations. They could work in any capacity within the system. The plantation opened up a world of opportunity that did not exist for many immigrants back home. Your ethnicity determined how far you could advice, though. Let’s take a look at how this system worked….
We have all heard the tradition that the bride’s family pays for the wedding. Today, it’s a matter of picking caterers, reception halls, and a host of other tidbits that must be resolved. It wasn’t until recently that I thought about what this must have meant in the eras where these businesses didn’t exist. Waiting…
Founding Members of the Indepedent Oder of the Portuguese Patriots (Ordem Independent dos Patriotas Portugueses) 1 May 1875, San Leandro, CA–President Antonio Fonte Name Native Of Resident Of Antonio Fonte S. Mateus, Pico San Leandro Vitorino Teodoro de Braga Santa Maria San Leandro William Dutra Smith Feteira, Faial San Leandro Jose Pereira Laureano Faial San…
The Cape Verde Islands are officially known as Republica de Cabo Verde. The capital is Praia. The islands lie in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal. Cape Verde consists of two island groups, the Barlavento and the Sotavento. The Barlavento group consists of Santo Antao, Sao Vicente, Santa Luzia, Sal, Boa Vista, and Sao Nicolau….
Statistics show that the Portuguese were in Hawaii as early as 1794. Most likely these early settlers were members of whaling expeditions. They left the seafaring life to retire on Hawaiian soil. Unfortunately, their names have been lost over time. There are no records to tell their tales. The First Known Recorded Portuguese Person In…