In Hawaii, females were employed right from the start of the sugar plantation era. They may have worked for the plantation or they might have sought work within the community. Whatever work they did, it was important for their family’s survival. My 2nd Great Grandmother Worked on a Sugar Plantation If you think your female…
Genealogy Reference Shelf: Exploring Your Portuguese Roots in Hawaii and Beyond
Are you interested in learning more about your Portuguese ancestors in Hawaii? Perhaps you’d like to explore the times they lived in, explore a map to find their village, need to learn some Portuguese words so you can translate records, or want to know more about the countries they left behind. All of these resources…
Portuguese Catholic Churches of Hawaii
This is a brief list of the Catholic Churches whose members were primarily from the Portuguese ethnic group. Other churches also have Portuguese members, however, the churches on this list catered to the Portuguese community. These would be good places to start searches for your ancestors if you’re unsure which church your ancestors belonged to….
Punchbowl, Hawaii Land Grants Of 1912: Background Information on Portuguese Applications
In the early 1900s, the territory of Hawaii issued a land grant offer for the Punchbowl Crater region. These names were published in the O Luso newspaper notifying individuals of the status of their application. The lists are divided into four sections: approved, second opinion, suspended, and rejected. I’ve extracted the Portuguese names from the…
Punchbowl Land Grants Rejected 1912: List of Portuguese Names
Questas das Terras do Punchbowl, Honolulu, Hawaii (Land grants for the Punchbowl Crater) Applications Rejected (Extracted from O Luso. Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Published 24 Feb 1912.) Alves, Manuel Jr. 164 7 Amorim, Joseph Roman 145 166 Andrade, Joao de 23 52 Borges Pereira, Antonio 199 19 Braga, Olympia de 26 10 Caetano, Jose 60…